Pen Cases Of The Ancients

May 21, 2015

Lately I've become more interested in pen cases, no doubt sparked by M63's posts of his ingenious kydex creations.

These two oldies are quite neat, spied out on eBay recently: a celluloid Carter's hard case, and a very cool 2-pen metal Swan case with pocket clip. The Swan case is just dandy! Has anyone seen more examples of this sort of thing from old manufacturers?

Edited May 21, 2015 by Flounder

May 23, 2015

I have seen some of the old-fashioned metal ones, similar to the Swan.

May 23, 2015

I looked at this thread the other day but managed to look away quickly I don't need another collection (laughs madly) the first one looks fab brass and celluloid it must have been moulded in some way,

I hope one of our cousins in the U.S. buys it so we can get more pictures.

The metal Swan ones come up quite often I had thought of recreating one in modern materials but never got around to it.

I hope this thread continues as I would love to see more.

May 23, 2015

Maybe I'm stupid, but I don't understand how those metal pen-tubey things work? I get that the hook at the front clips onto your shirt/coat pocket and that the pens slip into the spaces behind....but...would this be for pens which didn't have pocket-clips already? Surely pens with pocket-clips wouldn't need a storage-device like that?

May 23, 2015

I wouldn't quite call those ancient. Interesting, but not as old as even this, which is probably early 19th-century, but based on a design that is much, much older.

May 23, 2015

Just noticed that the Swan pen holder box came from a jeweler in Crawfordsville, Indiana. And it's being sold from East Sussex. That's a loooong, way away from where it was sold. Wonder what the story on that little beauty could be.