The Conway Stewart 759 pen, also called 'The Conway Pen', was made in London during the late 1930s to early 1940s, the company producing a limited range of pens to enable them to also produce items needed for the war. The style of the imprint identifies this as an early variant.
This is a fine example, finished in 'Marbled Blue with Black Veins', Gold filled trim and a 14Ct. Gold nib. The pen, having been fully restored and tested, is in excellent working condition. A new ink sac was fitted, the old one was the original Conway Stewart sac, showing that this was the first restoration of the pen and that it has been unused for a few decades. The pen has a first class finish with a very clear barrel imprint.
The pen fills well and the 14Ct Gold Conway Stewart nib has a good amount of flex and a stub profile. It produces good line variation, the stub point gives a wider vertical line than horizontal and a little pressure flexes the nib to give a broader line. In the right hands this pen could produce very impressive results.
At 16.4cm., well over 6 inches in length, when posted for use, the Conway Stewart 759 is a very long and elegant pen. It is a highly collectable classic English lever filler with a good pedigree and a great deal of prestige.