Got this last night.

Just have to make a base and install pen slots and off to find more pens.

Thats really big and nice........................200 pens?

Now you need to buy lots of pens to fill it up,i.e.if you already don't have so many!!

Dude where did you find that?? I have been looking for something like that for a while.

Cheers,
Sean

SWEEEEET Case! The chest has been on my want list for awhile now, but I don't have the room "YET".

The trays I made up hold 3 across and 13 deep so 351 pens in total. I only have 5 filled right now but working hard on the last 4 lol. I made up a metal stand with adjustable feet on it as I live in a very old house and there is a half inch from the back to front so I have to be able to level it off. I will try to get some completed pics done up.

Gotta love the auctions. In Cambridge there is an antique mall and there was a nice looking one there that was about chest height. At only about 400 I think. Also check out Waterloo antique warehouse I think I seen some there.

Ohhh.... I've been wanting to do something like that for a while now. Just haven't found the right case in good condition.

Enjoy!

The finished product. The green collection and some sort of portable desk I found.

oh my good ness what a collection!!

love the case and the inserts seem to work a treat

the green collection are particularly sparkly - how on wearth do you manage to use them all?

Do they all go into rotation or do you just pick on a whim?

wow!!
what an amazing collection.

Wow, looks like you're going for the green collection to match Regina Martini's blue collection.

The one I had to let my wife have for her sewing. What kind of hobby is sewing lol

Left to right top to bottom lol

Awesome! I love the color of your hardwood floors. That is also a very impression collection of green pens!

That looks like the small parts drawers in my dad's first business! I remember stocking them after school (I was about 6 years old). What are these drawers configured for?

Neill

Paperwork I think as they were divided in the middle and each side had two finger holes to push up from the bottom to remove paper?????

Chris

Spectacular wooden pen case! And wonderful green fps!

Compliments!

I notice you have a green collection pen without a home in your case........ feel free to send it in my direction you know if it's feeling left out

That thing looks like a type case.

Waiting for a second leather case but I will keep you in mind lol

That was my first thought too. If I had room for one, I'd get one. They're just cool, period. This is an authentic Hamilton and would make a fabulous pen center with just a little cleaning.

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Best thing I have found for cleaning is turpentine and double boiled linseed oil and 0000 steel wool. Dip the steel wool into the equal parts of the two and scrub it down and wipe off the wood. Dispose of all old rags in water so they don't catch fire.

Chris

There are plenty of these types of cabinets available in the market - just search Google for "flat file cabinet".

I believe they are used for storing paper/paintings/drawings by artists/architects etc - anyone who uses large sheets of paper and doesn't want to roll them.



They seem obscenely expensive though >$500

i was under the impression they were for storing large sheets of paper; maps, bluprints, etc.

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate....p;ci_sku=366207

that one is cheaper.

That's for the base alone. This is the link for the cabinet:
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate....amp;item=170386

Not so cheap :-(

That is just great.

How did you make the forms for the drawers were the pens rest?

I live in a old craftsman style home that is over 100 years old. We have a few pieces like that and just never thought about using them for my pens. Then again, I don't have that many pens. Quite a collection you have. Thanks for sharing.

I used 1/4 mdf with a 3/4 round bottom router bit and cut the slots where I wanted them. Took about 3 hours to do them all.

Gotta love old money pits or I mean old houses lol. Mine is circa 1877. Nothing level which is why I have all 4 legs on my metal base so that they screw in and out. I made the base so it did not have to sit on a desk or the floor. One thing about these pen cases, my wife is convinced that they are breeding when I shut the drawer. Sort of scary to see them all in one place. I just hope she doesn't find the trunk full in the garage.

Cheers
Chris

Thanks for sharing. Looks like I have a project coming up.

Regards
Fred