Henry Sr. Pens
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:31 pm
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?
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?
) . 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. 
