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International Pens

338 The International Pen

(1930-1933) Slightly domed shallow flat-top, ball clip with shield logo, small round logo on large ended CP lever, j bar, no bands,  CPT, nib CS 3B. Dimensions - length: 12.8cm; barrel + section: 10cm; cap: 5.8cm.   

350 International

(1930-1933) Slightly domed shallow flat-top, no clip, large round logo on CP lever, j bar, no bands,  CPT, nib CS 3B. Dimensions - length: 13.3cm; barrel + section: 10.6cm; cap: 5.8cm.   

356 (The) International (Pen)

(1932-42) Fixed ball clip, no band, very shallow domed top, lever with large end but small logo, section concave, BCHR, barrel also marked "Roffey & Clark Ltd, Croydon" = early model; Slightly tapered, slightly domed-top, ball  or diamond clip, no bands. "Conway Stewart London" on second line, "No. 356" on third line, "Made in England" across barrel, nib CS 1A, CPT. Also "International No. 356" on first line, "Made in England" on third line. Dimensions - length: 13cm; barrel + section: 10.7cm; cap: 5.9cm. Original price 4/-.  
360 The "International" Pen  (1935-42) Diamond clip, no band, peaked top, thin lever with large end but small logo, BCHR, warranted nib GPT. Dimensions - length: 13cm; barrel + section: 10.7cm; cap: 5.9cm.

Universal Pens

91 Universal Ink Pencil

(?-1941) black, ED domed top, no trim, no clip, cone section, pull-off cap. Dimensions - length: 10.6cm; barrel + section: 10cm; cap: 4.5cm. Original price 3/9.  

92 Universal Ink Pencil

(?-1941) ED, no trim.  

93 Universal Ink Pencil

(?-1941) ED, no clip, no trim, cone section, pull-off cap. Dimensions - length: 10.6cm; barrel + section: 10cm; cap: 4.5cm.  

364 Universal

(?-1930)  

366 Universal

(?-1930) No clip no bands.  

368 "Universal"

(?-1931)  Slightly domed top, no clip, wide band. ""Universal" No 368" on first line, "Lever Pen" on second line and "Conway Stewart London" on third line. Large round CS logo on large lollipop GP lever. Warranted nib in early section. Slightly raised barrel threads.  Dimensions - length: 13.5cm; barrel + section: 10.9cm; cap: 5.9cm. Possibly made for Conway Stewart rather than by Conway Stewart.    

369 Universal

(?-1931) Universal Lever Pen. Very shallow domed top. No clip, no band, incised groove around cap near lip. Straight lever with spatula tip. Imprint larger than space to hold it indicating that pen was made for CS rather than by CS. Also raised screw and notched feed are not characteristic of CS pens. Nib CS no number, early design. . Dimensions - length: 11.8cm; barrel + section: 9.2cm; cap: 5cm.    

370 Universal

(?-1930) Very shallow domed top, no clip, no bands, incised groove around cap near lip, top drilled to accept screw-in ring-top (may not be original, but is only drilled through outer cap, not inner as I would expect if done at a later date). Notched feed and section shape are not characteristic of CS pens. Pope B'Ham nib.   Dimensions - length: 13.7cm; barrel + section: 11cm; cap: 6cm.  

370 Universal

(?-1930) No clip no bands.  

371 Universal

 

373 Universal

 

378 Universal

 

464 The Universal Pen

(?-1933)

466 The Universal Pen

(? – 1942); early models = no clip, shallow domed top, no band, GPT; later model = diamond clip, no band, peaked top, CPT,  nib CS 1N or CS 1. Dimensions (late model) - length: 12 cm; barrel + section: 9.5cm; cap: 5.5cm.  

467 The Universal Pen

Shallow domed top, no clip, 2 bands, J bar, GPT, lever with large logo. Nib CS 3.   Dimensions - length: 12.6 cm; barrel + section: 10.1cm; cap: 5.9cm.

468, 468M The Universal Pen

(1931) (later The Conway Pen, 1931-33), nib CS 5. Dimensions - length: 13.2cm; barrel + section: 10.7cm; cap: 5.8cm.  

470 The Universal Pen

(c1928- c1938): Shallow domed top, flange lever, no bands no clip, GPT, nib  CS 5. Dimensions - length: 13.7cm; barrel + section: 11cm; cap: 5.9cm. (Matching pencil Nippy?)  

476 The Universal Pen

Fixed clip, shallow domed top, flange lever, 1 band, section concave = early model; ball clip, flat top, round shield on lever, 1 band, section tapered = late model. Dimensions - length: 13.4cm; barrel + section: 10.8cm; cap: 5.8cm.  

477 The Universal Pen

 

478M The Universal Pen

  Domed top, no clip, no bands, flange lever with large round shield, 2 GP bands on barrel.  Nib CS 3. Dimensions - length: 13.4cm; barrel + section: 10.9cm; cap: 5.9cm.

479 The Universal Pen

(c1937-1950); Domed top, ball clip, flange lever, CPT = earliest model; ball clip, flat top and round shield on lever = early model; diamond clip, peaked top and diamond shield on lever = late model,  no bands. (matching pencil “Nippy”). Nib CS 3 or CS 1. Dimensions - length: 12.9cm; barrel + section: 10.5cm; cap: 5.7cm. Original price 5/6. 

480 The Universal Pen

(c1937-1950) Fixed clip (earliest); peaked-top, ball clip, (early); diamond clip, peaked top and diamond shield on lever = late model,  no bands, nib CS 3 or 1. Dimensions - length: 12.9cm; barrel + section: 10.5cm; cap: 5.7cm. (Identical to 479, the export model to Australia & New Zealand).  

490 The Universal Pen

(later The Conway Pen)  

493 The Universal Pen

(later The Conway Pen)