Henry Sr. Pens

[MaverickFerg]

I recently picked up a vintage Conway Stewart Series 58 lever-fill fountain pen like Henry Sr. used in the iconic tank scene. It’s clear from the research here and from comparisons to the Lucasfilm archive photos that the Conway Stewart is definitely the right model for that pen.

In the archive photo (I’m sorry - I haven’t figured out how to post pictures) there is a second pen shown, as well. The pinned Fountain Pen 101 thread has identified that as a Mabie Todd Swan Leverless, but out of curiosity, I sent the archive picture to the pen expert from whom I bought the Conway Stewart and this was his response:

“ Is it a Swan? It's a little hard to say, my first impressions actually is it might be a Summit fountain pen, a lesser known British brand, nonetheless made to a good standard. They made one particular model, a Summit S100 cadet which looks remarkably similar to the one pictured. Marbled, with a single cap ring, and is that an 'SU...' on the clip? It's very hard to say.

But it's very hard to say with limited visibility in this photo, indeed a Swan leverless would be a good bet too, or a Blackbird Mabie Todd... ”

Looking at Google image results of the Summit S100 Cadet, it does indeed look like a very likely match (under close zoom on the archive photo, you can almost make out the distinct engraving on the clip, but it’s hard to see if letters are actually visible).

My question to the group here is: Is anyone aware of any scenes in the movie where the other pen is visible (screen caps could be useful in identifying this) or any better shots of the prop other than the archive photo from the book?

[MaverickFerg]

(Trying to figure out how to add pictures for more context)

Here’s the archive photo:



Here’s the Summit S100 Cadet:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2LRnn7-nC8I/U ... t+S100.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bBteUt8fkX4/U ... d+clip.jpg

[Indy Magnoli]

If it's not the right pen, it looks VERY close. Well done!

[backstagejack]

Also, just a tip (or a nib ) . I'm not sure what source you're using to post photos but there's a size guideline listed here on the forum. Don't want them too large. Usually whatever site you're using has a size editing tool you can use.

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=41780

Great looking pen though. It looks spot on to me.

[Indy Magnoli]

I changed your huge photos to links until you can post a smaller version. Try imgur... it's free and they give you links to different sized thumbnails. Very easy.

[MaverickFerg]

I changed your huge photos to links until you can post a smaller version. Try imgur... it's free and they give you links to different sized thumbnails. Very easy.

Thank you! I will look into imgur and get set up with an account.

In the meantime, I’ve ordered a vintage Summit S100 Cadet that looks pretty close (like the one in the links above, so I’ll post some (smaller) pics via imgur when it arrives.