The Lawyer Pen, by Conway Stewart

• The cap and barrel are turned from smart black Italian resin, then accented with intricate engraving.


• The centre band, in solid silver, is engraved with the scales of justice and carries the sterling silver hallmark.


• The top of the cap is engraved with a scales of justice motif.


• The nib is 18ct gold and engraved with the Conway Stewart name and logo. The pen is available in a choice of eight nib grades:
  
  Extra Fine
  Fine
  Medium (supplied unless otherwise specified)
  Broad
  Extra Broad
  Italic Fine
  Italic Medium
  Italic Broad


• The pen uses a reliable cartridge converter mechanism which can be refilled either from a bottle of ink or from cartridges.


• The flow of ink to the nib is smooth and consistent, making writing a real pleasure.


• The pen comes in Conway Stewart's luxurious packaging - a double-layer presentation box with the Conway Stewart name picked out in gold, and with a black velour interior.


• The pen measures 137mm length with the cap on. With the cap fixed to the bottom of the barrel when writing the length is 178mm.


• The edition is limited to 250 pens.

Every stage of the production process, from the turning of the barrel, to the banding of the cap, to the fitting of the nib, to final polishing and testing, takes place in Conway Stewart's workshops in Plymouth.

About Conway Stewart

Conway Stewart & Co. was founded in 1905 by Frank Jarvis and Thomas Garner, and opened for business at 13 Paternoster Row, London EC1, next to St Paul's Cathedral. Although there is some debate about the origins of the company's name, it is thought to derive from a popular vaudeville act of the day. 'Conway and Stewart' were supposedly a comedy double act who appeared at Collins Music Hall in Islington.

The company quickly established itself as one of the era's leading manufacturers of fountain pens, upgrading its facilities numerous times to keep up with demand. When it moved to Shoe Lane in 1923, it occupied six floors and employed over 500 people. In 1935 its shares were listed on the London Stock Exchange.

During the huge growth in letter writing during the First World War, Conway Stewart pens played a significant part in the cherished letters that passed between soldiers at the front and loved ones at home. Its pens were also used throughout World War II by Winston Churchill.

In the 1960s the company continued to manufacture, but the advent of the ballpoint pen altered the market for quality fountain pens dramatically, and in 1975 it stopped production. Fortunately, its trademarks, designs and archives were maintained, and in the 1990s, when the business was re-born with a focus on luxury fountain pens, it was able to draw on this rich heritage.

Conway Stewart is now based in Plymouth, where each pen is made by hand using a blend of old and new techniques. True to the aims of its founders, Jarvis and Garner, the company continues to produce elegant, timelessly beautiful, yet functional writing instruments for discerning pen-lovers the world over.