Conway Stewart Duro nibs

[Johnny Appleseed]

What are the "Duro" nibs on a CS? Are they just a brand-name which may have several different types/nibwidths? or do they designate a specific style (like a manifold)?

 

Thanks for info,

 

J. Appleseed

[Ann Finley]

Duro is the name of a pen series that CS makes--like Churchill or Dandy. Swisher's show 8 nib styles ranging from ex. fine to italic broad.

 

HTH,

Ann

[Stylo]

And I think the modern Duro, Churchill, and 100 all have the same large nib.

[Johnny Appleseed]

Thanks for the info Ann and Stylo. I was mainly looking for info on vintage Duro CSs, but it seems that the answer is the same - it was a brand name (19teens - 30s, it seems).

 

J Appleseed

[garythepenman]

Hi, a bit late on this one.

 

The duro nibs on vintage CS's were and still are the best they offered. Most of the prestigeous models such as 58's, 60L's & executives plus the original CS 100 all had duro nibs. I have a few CS's and all with duro nibs are the best writers. They also seem larger than the CS #3's or #5 nibs etc..and were often matched to the pen ie: a 58 had "58 duro" printed on the nib etc...

Late, but I hope this enlightens somewhat.

You can follow this link for the best CS reference I know and look for the book of numbers. A CS bible if there ever was. http://www.prog2kill.com/ConwayStewart/

 

Gary

[Johnny Appleseed]

Gary - thanks for the info. Did they tend to run stiff or flexi? Or both?

 

Thanks!

 

John

[RichardS]

The Duro nib in my old (late 1930s?) Conway Stewart 55 is an italic medium with a little flex, or more accurately, "spring". It's a lovely writer and I think it's this springiness that makes Duro nibs so special.

 

Here are two more CS links that might be of interest:

 

http://www.conwaystewartpens.co.uk/VintagePens.asp?pg=1

 

http://www.csvpens.co.uk/index.html

 

HTH

Richard