{"product_id":"conway-stewart-58-duro-in-silver-grey-candystripe-gold-trim-stub-nib","title":"Conway Stewart 58 Duro in silver grey candystripe, Gold trim - Stub nib","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe photos above are of the actual pen we are offering for sale here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDating from the early 1950s, this is a Conway Stewart 58, a largish pen (13.0cms capped), in silver grey candystripe with gold trim.  This pattern is also known as lined silver or grey and black marble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is fitted with a 14k gold Conway Stewart #58 broad stub nib which produces a writing line of which varies from 0.5mm (fine\/medium) when drawn left\u0026gt;right across the page and up to 1.0mm (extra broad) on vertical strokes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stub nib is a usually a broadish nib which has had the front edge ground flat - a little like a rounded italic or the tip of a very blunt wood chisel.  It gives a thicker line on a vertical downstroke (around 1.0mm) and a thinner line on a horizontal stroke (around 0.5mm). The line width differentiation is less marked than with a normal italic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is in superb overall condition and shows little sign of having been used\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fills from an ink bottle using the lever on the side of the barrel and does not take cartridges. We have serviced the pen which includes fitting a new ink sac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition A2\/1 Stub - (Ref 13375)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/pages\/our-pen-condition-scale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition Grading Scale\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have fully serviced this pen which includes disassembling the pen and ultrasonically cleaning all the parts.  We then reassemble the pen and fit the correct size of new ink sac, check the ink flow and the smoothness of the nib.  We also check and adjust the tightness and positioning of the clip.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pen comes with our normal 12 month warranty.  We keep a detailed record of each customer's purchases so if you need to call us, we will have all the information here to answer any query\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Battersea Pen Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62559011963267,"sku":"13375","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/0453\/6694\/files\/133751.jpg?v=1788708898","url":"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/products\/conway-stewart-58-duro-in-silver-grey-candystripe-gold-trim-stub-nib","provider":"Battersea Pen Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}