Product Description
Type Lever fill fountain pen
Product Name Model 411 - "The Empire Pen"
Manufacturer and Year Conway Stewart, Made in England, in the 1920s or 1930s. Made for the Boy Scouts.
Length 5"
Filling System Lever filler. We restored it with a new sac and it's working perfectly.
Color Black hard rubber with gold-plated plated trim.
Nib FINE Warranted 14k nib with good tipping material, and a bit of flex. See writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition. Light handwear and scratching. The cap has some moderate scratching near the top on either side of the clip. The clip has brassing on the top surface and sides, as well as the clip ring and ball end. The cap ring has brassing on the edges. The section has some shallow tool marks. There are rings near the front of the barrel from the cap, and some moderate scratches near the end of the barrel. The clip is marked with a fleur-de-lis at the top, which is a well-known symbol of the Boy Scouts. The lever tab has a heart imprinted on it. The imprints are clear.
There's some interesting information about Conway-Stewart making these pens for the Boy Scouts in this Fountain Pen Network thread.