CS1109 Conway Stewart No. 25 Pencil

CS1109 Conway Stewart No. 25 Pencil

Date: c1950s

Size: Length: 111mm.

An attractive little No. 25 pencil.  It is a very pretty example in burgundy casein with black veining.  These pencils were sold on their own or paired with the No. 550 Dinkie fountain pen.  It is in good condition,  The only problem with this pen is the surface crazing of the casein material that the barrel and cap are made from.  This is very common with old casein pens.  It looks far worse in the photos below, where I have adjusted the lighting to specifically pick this oput - with normal lighting and the naked eye, I cannot see any crazing at all.  All of the trim is bright and shiny with no brassing apparent.  The top of the cap has a conical ended button that holds on the gold plated Conway Stewart pocket clip.  This has the "CS" logo within a diamond at the top and another diamond shape at the bottom.  There is a single gold plated band around the cap lip.  The cap pulls off and beneath is a space where you can keep spare 1.18mm leads.  There would have originally been an eraser in the end of this, but I see many of these pencils where the eraser has been used and discarded.  On the side of the cap is a clear and deep imprint.  This is a propel-repel pencil that works by twisting the cap.  I have installed a fresh 1.18mm lead into the mechanism so it is all ready to go.

I have fully serviced this pencil.  It has been fitted with a fresh lead.  All the internal mechanism is in excellent condition and the pencil works well.