Conway Stewart 58 Vintage Fountain Pen introduced in 1958, green hatched pattern with gold filled trim and Duro gold nib.
Green hatched barrel and cap with two narrow and one medium gold plated cap bands. Black section. Gold filled pocket clip with Conway Stewart logo below cap ring. Screw on cap with black jewel retaining pocket clip. Lever filling, with C.S. logo stamped to round end of lever. Pen is heat stamped on barrel 'Conway Stewart 58' top line 'MADE IN ENGLAND' bottom line. Pen is fitted with a Duro 14K gold medium nib and ebonite ink feed.
Nib
Solid gold 14ct original Conway Stewart medium nib. Stamped 'DURO - Conway - Stewart 14 CT GOLD - 58', the numbers '58' are hidden by nib section. Nib is a lovely smooth writer, and is fairly firm. BHR ink feeder.
Barrel Length: (including nib and section) 4.63" (11.8 cms)
Posted Length: 6.3" (16.0 cms)
Cap Length: 2.35" (5.98 cms)
Cap Diameter: 0.54" (1.38 cms)
Barrel Diameter Widest Point: 0.47" (1.21 cms)
Nib: Duro 58 14K Gold - Medium - Firm Writing Tip
Filling System: Lever
Cap Closure: Screw On (May be posted on rear of barrel)
Pen Weight: 15.7 g
Restoration/ Service
Pen has been fully disassembled to component part level and ultrasonically cleaned. Nib and feed removed from section, nib tip honed and nib polished. New ink sac fitted. Nib re-aligned with feeder and carefully replaced into section, ensuring alignment with filling lever and cap clip. Pen barrel and cap delicately hand polished. Reassembled, write tested and finally flushed with clean water.
General Condition
Pen barrel and cap are free from cracks, hairlines and noticeable surface scratches. There are no personalisation. Gold plating to pocket clip, cap band and filling lever is in very good condition, with no brassing or pitting. Barrel and cap have a high gloss sheen. Cap clip is firm, cap bands are also firm and fixed. Filling lever is flush with barrel. Cap to barrel threads are positive with good alignment between pocket clip and filling lever. Overall pen is ready to write and is in excellent condition. Pen supplied in bespoke Hepworth Dixon card box.
Hepworth Comment
This Conway Stewart 58 in green hatch is a highly collectible fountain pen, also a good everyday writing instrument.
