I would love to see some pen collections. How about some pics of some display case or other old fountain pen advertising. Anyone...

I have seen some cases for sale on ebay and here as well. Wonder how many have been repainted and are still in use or were tossed out.

K

There is a large impressive looking Parker display case probably 1940/50s listed in the eBay stores but it is pretty pricy @ $1,800.

It looks to be 8 or 9 feet tall and probably 8 or 9 feet wide. Would love to have it but ouch! I have a nice Shaeffer Snorkel case that I wanted to have restored but have not gotten around to it yet. It is probably 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide. I will try and post some pics if anyone is interested in seeing it.

Any signs or memorabilia out there????

I've a couple of Sheaffer cabinets, circa 1950's and late teens.

Roger W.



6' Sheaffer cabinet. Various Sheaffer lamps on top.


1919 Sheaffer cabinet, note the hand and "Self-Filling" on the glass.

Thanks for posting the picture Robert this is exactly was I was talking about. I love the 6 foot display case with the lamps.

Todd

How about a 1930's Parker Royal Challenger (etc.) case???




Of course it wouldn't hurt if it had a COMPLETE SET of Parker Royal Challenger pens in it, now would it?







regards

david

I got a few chiltons hanging around in this original counter top display....




and how about a chilton wingflow window advertising piece?




I don't know much about the wingflow piece, just that it seems like it might have been lit from the bottom, and likely was a window display item, r point of sale piece. I guess it's sorta rare, I don't know, just had it for a while now.

David,
I'll take the lot at the advertised price here.

Great looking case....and pens!

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Pen Room

Hmmm... So I take it you're a little bit of a Swan collector?

Wow.

Tim
(who can't quite fill his single 24-pen leather binder)

I've been at it a long time and I only collect the one brand, and only certain ones at that. Obviously, I am deeply disturbed

Good lord!! What an amazing room! And some of those dip pens are astonishing.

Have you thought about what you will eventually do with your collection?

Yes I have, but have no answer yet. I would like to keep it intact if possible. There has been some interest expressed by the Fultz-Sachs museum that is being put together in Chicago, but just an initial contact. If, when the time came to divest, it was financially possible for me to do, I would not be averse to donating it to an appropriate museum, but I'm not sure I would be in a position to do that. I have no children, but if a niece or nephew (or grand-niece, grand -nephew) was to become sufficiently interested, I could leave it to them. Having the collection intact is the reason why I was able to write my book on the company so there are other reasons to collect besides just liking to write with pens

Will you adopt me as your son

What is your books title? Is availble at newsstands? What is the ISBN?

I have a copy of Mabie in America. It is wonderful.
You can find ordering information here:
http://www.mabie-todd.com/

Regards, greg