Conway Stewart became notable for its fountain pens, although it produced ballpoint pens.
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15 Facts About Conway Stewart
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Conway Stewart was placed in receivership in 2014, with its stocks and assets acquired by Bespoke British Pens Ltd.
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Nowadays, a wide range of fountain pens with the "Conway Stewart" brand are manufactured and marketed by Bespoke British Pens.
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The name "Conway Stewart" was apparently derived from a popular music hall act of the time.
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In 1935, Conway Stewart went public, raising additional capital at the same time by offering shares.
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Conway Stewart relocated to new premises, but the golden age proved to be short-lived.
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Conway Stewart tried to compete by offering lower priced fountain pens and introduced ballpoint pens to its range.
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Conway Stewart relocated to Crumlin, Caerphilly in Wales in 1968, taking advantage of regional development grants, but its financial health continued to deteriorate.
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Early models marketed by Conway Stewart were sourced from other manufacturers, were made of hard rubber and were indistinguishable from many other pens available at that time.
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Conway Stewart's model designation is a combination of names and numbers.
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Plastics of the 1940s to 1960s were produced in a variety of styles and colours and while never specifically named by Conway Stewart, they have become known informally by collectors by names such as cracked ice, herringbone, tiger's eye and crosshatch and the more common marbled finish.
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Conway Stewart even used a Birmingham-based company who still used a 1-metre pantograph to make the miniature moulds for the pen clips in order to keep the detail in the clips.
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Conway Stewart continued to produce pens for the Prime Ministers Office, supplying birthday presents of a Conway Stewart Churchill to Bill Clinton, George Bush, Jacques Chirac, Vladimir Putin to name but a few.
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Conway Stewart introduced a few prototype celluloid pens, mainly as overlays on solid silver Duro pens.
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Conway Stewart supplied another set of gold pens for the celebration of Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee featuring a hard rubber Churchill with an 18ct Overlay.
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