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That Conway Stewart is made of a very interesting material -- celluloid?  Another type of plastic/resin?

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2 hours ago, JonSzanto said:

I started to scroll this morning and this was about the third thing, just listed. I've always wanted one in this material - vintage Conway-Stewart 28 in Cracked Ice:


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Congratulations, Jon!

 

How big is the C-S 28? I have a 58 in cracked ice. Is the 28 bigger or smaller than the 58?

 

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Spent too much time on the Asvine V200 thread and just jumped on Amazon and ordered one. 

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1 hour ago, dms525 said:

Congratulations, Jon!

 

How big is the C-S 28? I have a 58 in cracked ice. Is the 28 bigger or smaller than the 58?

 

David

 

This post, here on FPN, gives a good visual and data view of the pens. The 28 is virtually identical to the 58, only the slightest bit thinner. I have a 58 and I'll compare when the pen arrives. I'm having trouble linking to individual posts in a thread, so if it goes to the top of the thread, scroll down four posts to the photo that shows a number of pens side-by-side.
 

 

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7 hours ago, JonSzanto said:

I've always wanted one in this material - vintage Conway-Stewart 28 in Cracked Ice:

Wow, that’s a very attractive pen. The cracked ice pens of today, like Conklin’s are primarily white, with black showing the cracks. 

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7 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

That Conway Stewart is made of a very interesting material -- celluloid?  Another type of plastic/resin?

 

This pen model was made from 1949 through approximately 1963, and while I don't know that the Cracked Ice material ran the entire time (I doubt it), it is likely celluloid or a variant. C-S is not one of the brands that I have delved into, and don't know the history, construction, etc. as well as many other (esp. US) makers. Before the pen arrives I'll be doing some research.

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15 minutes ago, JonSzanto said:

 

This pen model was made from 1949 through approximately 1963, and while I don't know that the Cracked Ice material ran the entire time (I doubt it), it is likely celluloid or a variant. C-S is not one of the brands that I have delved into, and don't know the history, construction, etc. as well as many other (esp. US) makers. Before the pen arrives I'll be doing some research.

Google Conway Sterart history. There is a website that lists details of every model.

 

I would provide a link, but I'm away at the moment and do not have my laptop. 

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8 minutes ago, ParramattaPaul said:

Google Conway Sterart history. There is a website that lists details of every model. I would provide a link, but I'm away at the moment and do not have my laptop. 

 

Yes, that site is where I've gathered most of my data already, but they don't strictly specify the material. However, there is an article on the modern C-S site going over the materials history, and the progression was hard rubber -> cassein -> celluloid -> acrylics, and I distinctly believe this is in the celluloid era. That is how it has always presented when I've seen it at pen shows, and the hallmark 'spiral' forming of the material seems to lock it in place.

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1 hour ago, ParramattaPaul said:

Google Conway Sterart history. There is a website that lists details of every model.

 

I would provide a link, but I'm away at the moment and do not have my laptop. 

 

 

To assist, Link attached, Huge resource that was nearly lost forever. This is not quite every model, the emphasis is on the older models

 

http://conwaystewart.wesonline.org.uk/csbook/page1.htm

 

The style is a little old fashioned in terms of website design but the models are listed by number and an image is available for the highlighted items.

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8 hours ago, Beechwood said:

To assist, Link attached, Huge resource that was nearly lost forever. This is not quite every model, the emphasis is on the older models

 

http://conwaystewart.wesonline.org.uk/csbook/page1.htm

 

The style is a little old fashioned in terms of website design but the models are listed by number and an image is available for the highlighted items.

 

And that was the first place I went to, having bookmarked it many years ago. Indeed, invaluable. Thanks.

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23 hours ago, JonSzanto said:

I started to scroll this morning and this was about the third thing, just listed. I've always wanted one in this material - vintage Conway-Stewart 28 in Cracked Ice:


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Now that looks really sharp.

Enjoy it and post a writing sample and more picts if/when you have the time.

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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8 hours ago, deuter said:

This came in the mail today.

 

Thank you for posting the unboxing.

Really interesting scrollwork on the nib. Would love to see a close-up if/when you have the time.

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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9 hours ago, deuter said:

This came in the mail today.


Did your Duofold arrive with a converter included inside the pen, or with only those two cartridges?

Foul in clear conditions, but handsome in the fog.

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