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Dinkie and Dandy Pens

120 Dinkie Ink pencil

(?-1933) no clip no bands.  

514  Dinkie Desk Pen

(?), GP thin lever with large CS logo, 1 GP band (proud) at end of barrel next to taper, taper coloured red, CS nib. Possibly Desk Pen used in No 2 and No 3 Desk Sets (Boudoir size). Dimensions - Length: 14.6cm with taper; barrel + section: 8.9cm.  

526 Dinkie

526A Dinkie

526M Dinkie

(?-c1935) Early:  Ring top, 1 wide band near lip. Dimensions - length: 9.2cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.4cm.  Later: No clip, tapering flat top, 2 narrow bands surrounding 1 medium band near lip. Dimensions - length: 9.9cm; barrel + section: 7.7cm; cap: 4.4cm. (matching pencil DP No.2 or 2R). Original price 7/6  

526A: (?-c1935)  Ring top, 1 wide band near lip. Dimensions - length: 9.2cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.2cm. (matching pencil DP No.2 or 2R)  

526M: (?-c1935)  Ring top, 1 wide band near lip. Dimensions - length: 9.2cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.2cm. (matching pencil DP No.2 or 2R)  

528 "Dinkie"

(1920's-1930's) Ring top, 1 wide band at top and 1 wide band near cap lip, straight lever, 14ct nib.  Dimensions - 9.2cm; barrel + section: 7.1cm; cap: 4.1cm. 

529 "Dinkie"  

(1920's-1930's) Flat top, 1 wide GP cap crown, single groove near cap lip, straight lever, 14ct nib.  Dimensions - 9.3cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.1cm.

530 "Dinkie"  

(1920's-1930's) Ring top, 1 wide GP crown at top, single groove near cap lip, straight lever, 14ct nib.  Dimensions - 9.3cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.1cm.

530S "Dinkie"

(1920's-1930's) Flat top with groove near end (probably missing wide GP cap crown), standard lever, 14ct nib.  Dimensions - 9.2cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.1cm. 
531 Dinkie  
533 Dinkie  

536 Dinkie

(c1934-42)  

539 Dinkie

(?-c1931)  

540 "Dinkie"  

540J Dinkie 

(?-1942) Early: Flat top, no clip, no band, single groove near cap lip, straight lever, CS nib.  Dimensions - 9.3cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.1cm.

Later: Black knurled ring top, no band, thin lollipop lever. Original price 5/6

Latest: Peaked top, diamond clip or no clip, 1 band, Original price 5/6.

542 Dinkie

(?-1942?) Long, peaked top, diamond clip, 1 band. Dimensions: 11.4cm; barrel + section: 9cm; cap: 4.6cm.  

(?-1942?) Short, peaked top, diamond clip, 1 band. Dimensions: 10.7cm; barrel + section: 8.4cm; cap: 4.6cm.

543 Dinkie

 

544 Dinkie

(?-1932)  

545 Dinkie

 (?-1932), Long, thin flat black top, (3 knurled) no clip, 2 bands, 14ct nib.  Dimensions - 11.6cm; barrel + section: 8.9cm; cap: 4.8cm. 

546C Dinkie

 

548 Dinkie

(1931-c1938), long & thin, no clip; (11.5 cm).  1 band, flat knurled black top  

550 Dinkie           

(c1952-?) tapered cap, metal stud, diamond clip, 1 band; small clip, Dinkie on 1st line, Conway Stewart London on 2nd line and No.550 on 3rd line = early; small clip, Dinkie 550 on 1st line, Conway Stewart on 2nd line, narrow band = later; large clip, wider band, Dinkie 550 on 1st line, Conway Stewart on 2nd line, = latest), (Matching pencil Conway No. 25)

560 Conway Dinkie  

(c1963-1964?) (Replaced Dinkie 550, similar but longer & with cowled section), large diamond clip, medium band.  14ct nib.  Dimensions - 10.8cm; barrel + section: 8.5cm; cap: 5.2cm.

570 Conway Stewart Dinkie

(1964-72), holder foreign (cap section and barrel), translucent "Lumina", straight lever, diamond clip or parker look-alike clip,  Nib CS T/6, or CS no number, or Conway. Dimensions - 11.6cm; barrel + section: 8.6cm; cap: 5.3cm. Matching  pencil Conway Stewart 54.  
575L Dinkie Ring-top, no band, GP lever with large CS logo, screw thread on end of barrel to post cap, only barrel marking "No 575L" in main identica and "Made in England" underneath. CS 14ct nib. Dimensions - 11.2cm; barrel + section: 8.7cm; cap: 5.5cm. 

579 Dinkie

Ring-top, 1 wide GP band near cap lip, GP lever with large CS logo, CS 14ct nib. Dimensions - 9.2cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.1cm. 

580 Dinkie

580M Dinkie

(c1930) shallow domed top, no clip, straight lever, 1 wide band on cap near lip, warranted nib.

(c1930) shallow domed top, side entry clip, straight ever, no band (groove near on cap lip), warranted nib, (length 9.2cm; barrel + section 7.2cm; cap 4.2cm).

581 Dinkie

(c1930) shallow domed top, no clip, straight lever, 1 wide band on barrel, warranted nib. (length 9.2cm; barrel + section 7.2cm; cap 4.2cm)  

582 Dinkie

(c1930) thin, no clip, 1 medium band on cap near lip, 1 on barrel, straight lever, warranted nib, (length 9.2cm; barrel + section 7cm; cap 4cm).  

584 Dinkie

(?-1931)  

640 Dinkie Major

(?-1933), Ring-top, no bands, long lever with large CS shield, 3 tiered knurled black top, nib CS 1 old, (length 9.6cm; barrel + section 7.2cm; cap 4.5cm) Original price 6/6  

645 Dinkie Major

Ring-top, 2 narrow bands near lip, long lever with large CS shield, 3 tiered knurled black top, nib CS 1, (length 9.6cm; barrel + section 7.4cm; cap 4.2cm)  

720 The “Dandy” Pen

(?-1942), Peaked top, 1 band, no clip, Nib CS 3.  Dimensions - 11cm; barrel + section: 8.5cm; cap: 5.2cm.  (matching pencil Duro point 2, 2R) Original price 7/6

726 The “Dandy” Pen

(?-1933), Ring top, 1 band at top, 2 proud bands at cap lip, no clip, Nib CS 3.  Dimensions - 11cm; barrel + section: 8.1cm; cap: 5.6cm.  (matching pencil Duro point 2, 2R) Original price 10/6

728 The “Dandy Pen”

(?-1933), Flat top, 2 bands at cap lip, no clip, Nib CS 3. Dimensions - 11cm; barrel + section: 8.6cm; cap: 5.2cm.  (matching pencil Duro point 2R)  

729 The “Dandy Pen”

(1930s) Black ring-top, 2 cap bands  

736 The “Dandy Pen”

(1933-42),  Ball clip, 3 bands  

786M The "Dandy" Pen

(?-1933) shallow domed top, 2 bands proud near top, 2 near lip, fixed ball clip, nib CS 1.  

800 The “Dandy” Pen

(? 1932) shallow domed top, no clip, no band, large shield on lever  

820 The "Dandy" Pen 

(?-1933)  no clip, no bands, domed top with 5 knurls, lever with large shield, nib CS 2.  

829 The "Dandy" Pen

829M The "Dandy" Pen

5 tiered knurled domed top, no clip, 1 band (proud), j bar, nib CS 3.  Dimensions - length: 11.5 -11.8 cm; barrel + section: 8.6 - 9.1cm; cap: 5.6cm. 

832M The “Dandy” Pen .

(?-1933): No clip, no band, slightly domed top, large shield on lever, Nib old style CS 2.

872M The “Dandy” Pen 

(1931-1933) 5 knurls below domed top, 2 bands, fixed ball clip, large shield on lever, nib CS 2.  
Silver Overlay Dinkie c1934.  Full overlay to cap, overlay to barrel excludes section and cap thread, 14ct nib.  Dimensions: 9.8cm; barrel + section: 7.8cm; cap: 4.4cm.
Silver Overlay Dinkie (526?) c1930.  Full overlay to slightly domed top cap, overlay to barrel excludes section and cap thread, CS nib.  Dimensions: 9.3cm; barrel + section: 7.3cm; cap: 4.1cm.
Gold Filled Overlay Dinkie c1934.  Full overlay to ring top cap, overlay to barrel excludes section and cap thread, CS nib.  Dimensions: 9.3cm; barrel + section: 7.3cm; cap: 4.1cm.
"Dinkie" (?-?) Long, no clip, no bands, almost flat cap top, beveled cap lip with groove, CS nib. Dimensions - length: 11.9 cm; barrel + section: 9.7cm; cap: 4.1cm. 

(?-1942) Early: Flat top, no clip, no band, single groove near cap lip, straight lever, CS nib.  Dimensions - 9.3cm; barrel + section: 7.2cm; cap: 4.1cm.