A storage solution

[Psyktek]

As well as collecting pens, I also collect cigars. Of course, I smoke those, so I'm often left with the containers they come in. No, not boxes, but tubes.

 

To be specific, many brands have at least one line that comes in glass tubes with plastic or cork stoppers. The boxes are also built to nest these tubes in individual slots.

 

So, if you have a cigar=smoking uncle, father, grandfather, friend, etc. you might be able to pick up a way to both store and display your pens without a big out of pocket expense.

 

Just a thought.

[JesseD]

Good idea. Just be careful with the stoppers and vintage pens. It isn't a good idea to keep vintage pens in a completely sealed area because of the fumes created by ink sacs and ink which can discolor the pen or do other sorts of damage. In general, I think its not a good idea to keep any inked pen in a completely sealed area.

 

Could probably make a nice pen box from the cigar boxes using the plastic pen slots that Gary Lehrer sells.

-Jesse

[Leslie J.]

Viv (einv) made me a pen storage box out of a small cigar box and accordian folded cardstock to hold the pens. It works quite well actually.

[Psyktek]

Hadn't thought about the fumes, so that's a good caution.

 

The problem with most cigar boxes, I've found, is that they're deeper than a single lalyer of pens, so any insert would have to be on a solid base to allow you to lift them out and get to the next layer. I guess you could just put one layer in....

 

 

Now about these plastic trays: who's Gary Lehrer and where do I find him?

[ElaineB]

The problem with most cigar boxes, I've found, is that they're deeper than a single lalyer of pens, so any insert would have to be on a solid base to allow you to lift them out and get to the next layer.

Well, you could cut and fold a piece of sturdy cardboard to make a small tray the size of the interior of the box, and then glue the accordian folded cardstock into it. Voila, room for a second layer of pens.

 

Elaine B

(who needs to find a cigar box and make some storage for her own pens)