8 Leather Pen Cases

[mchenart]

I really like the look and feel of leather accessories for my pens, and have collected a few in the past years. Here is a group portrait of cases made by Opus 88, Tibaldi, Jl Bessetto, Oscarmaschera, Montblanc, Pilot Somes, Storio and Pelikan. While the big ones are obviously to be used at home, the smaller ones can be carried around when travelling.

 

http://s955.photobucket.com/user/mchenart/media/DSCF5170_zps9wk8nsep.jpg.html?sort=3&o=10

[inkstainedruth]

Can't see the page. Got the stupid "Photobucket" icon thing instead when I clicked on the link. (Clearly you haven't been following any of the threads complaining about the new Photobucket "*retroactively* pay to repost" policy.... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mchenart]

I only discovered this change in the morning when I tried to link my photo to this thread. So instead of loading my picture through the Image icon, I pasted the Photobucket photo page . I can open the link on my computer, but obviously other third party viewers cannot view it. It is very sad that a great deal of precious contents here will be lost for ever unless we protest strong enough.

[webgeckos]

Imgur is still free and works

[mchenart]

This is my first Imgur upload. Hope it works.

Leather pen cases by Opus 88, Tibaldi, Jl Bessetto, Oscarmaschera, Montblanc, Pilot Somes, Storio and Pelikan.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Qj8JeXS.jpg

Edited August 21, 2017 by mchenart

[Parker51]

It works quite well.

Do you have pictures of the cases open?

I am curios as to the lining and internal construction of the cases.

Thank you for posting.

[Drone]

Amongst all the cases, where does the Pilot Somes sit in terms of quality and usability?

 

BTW, Photobucket is a script bloated, rule ridden, spy-on-you mess. It's better to stay away from them.

[Chrissy]

Thank you for sharing these with us. There are some pen cases there that I've never seen before.

[mchenart]

Amongst all the cases, where does the Pilot Somes sit in terms of quality and usability?

The orange coloured Pilot Somes case is super sturdy and well constructed, one that I use all the time. From Somes' literature, they use thick and high quality leather throughout that would recall Hermes' tradition of making saddles and equestrian accessories. The lid opens up to reveal two layers for storing five pens each, and each tray is lined with the same supple leather in the same colour. Actually, you can turn the top lid over to use it as a 'presentation' tray. I will try to photograph the cases opened so you can see how the interiors are like.

Edited August 21, 2017 by mchenart

[Chrissy]

 

BTW, Photobucket is a script bloated, rule ridden, spy-on-you mess. It's better to stay away from them.

 

I take it that means it's not one of your favourite picture hosting services then.

[EclecticCollector]

Could you please identify the top left, bottom left, and bottom right cases?

[mchenart]

Could you please identify the top left, bottom left, and bottom right cases?

 

I should have identified the cases. OK, here they are, with the number of pens they accommodate in brackets. Back roll: Opus 88 (4), Pilot Somes (10) , MB (2). Front roll: Tibaldi (3), Jl Bessetto (5), Oscarmaschera (one large compartment), Storio (3) and Pelikan (2).

[EclecticCollector]

 

I should have identified the cases. OK, here they are, with the number of pens they accommodate in brackets. Back roll: Opus 88 (4), Pilot Somes (10) , MB (2). Front roll: Tibaldi (3), Jl Bessetto (5), Oscarmaschera (one large compartment), Storio (3) and Pelikan (2).

Thanks for the information! I've never seen a Pelikan case like that, is it an older model? Do you happen to know its model name or number?

[mchenart]

Thanks for the information! I've never seen a Pelikan case like that, is it an older model? Do you happen to know its model name or number?

 

The model number is PB1, and seems to be a rare model. I couldn't find any of it on the Bay.

[mchenart]

Here are some views of the pen cases opened.

 

http://i.imgur.com/RREeL0m.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/qjsxXLu.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/C7jRVR1.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/9ORVGd5.jpg

[Drone]

The model number is PB1, and seems to be a rare model. I couldn't find any of it on the Bay.

 

I found the Pelikan PB-1 2-Pen Case for sale on the Web. I have only seen these PB-1 cases in Japan and Singapore, and I would not be surprised if the Singapore example was a leak from Japan. Maybe Pelikan's owners in Malaysia are contracting a Japanese leather products manufacturer (like Somes perhaps?) to make these cases for the regional market. Here are the links:

 

* Pelikan PB-1 for sale on Amazon, in English, Japan export. $79.53 USD ea.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Pelican-case-leather-black-japan/dp/B002E9CRBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503471074&sr=8-1&keywords=pelican+pb-1

 

* The same Amazon sale as above but in Japanese. JPY 7,500 ea.

 

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3-%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9-%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-2%E6%9C%AC%E7%94%A8-PB-1/dp/B002E9CRBA/ref=pd_cp_229_2/356-7201268-9356301?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BN6Z9HZTZGZKDDWEF2F0

 

* Pelikan PB-1 for sale on Amazon, in Japanese only, much cheaper. JPY 5,490 ea.

 

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3-%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9-%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-PB-1-%E6%AD%A3%E8%A6%8F%E8%BC%B8%E5%85%A5%E5%93%81/dp/B00D0YCCCW

 

* Pelikan PB-1 for sale NOT on Amazon, in Japanese only. JPY 6,040 ea.

 

http://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001000714739/

 

Edited August 23, 2017 by Drone

[da vinci]

The orange coloured Pilot Somes case is super sturdy and well constructed, one that I use all the time. From Somes' literature, they use thick and high quality leather throughout that would recall Hermes' tradition of making saddles and equestrian accessories. The lid opens up to reveal two layers for storing five pens each, and each tray is lined with the same supple leather in the same colour. Actually, you can turn the top lid over to use it as a 'presentation' tray. I will try to photograph the cases opened so you can see how the interiors are like.

All your cases look luxurious and practical but I especially admired and coveted a pilot soames case for some while

[EclecticCollector]

 

I found the Pelikan PB-1 2-Pen Case for sale on the Web. I have only seen these PB-1 cases in Japan and Singapore, and I would not be surprised if the Singapore example was a leak from Japan. Maybe Pelikan's owners in Malaysia are contracting a Japanese leather products manufacturer (like Somes perhaps?) to make these cases for the regional market. Here are the links:

 

* Pelikan PB-1 for sale on Amazon, in English, Japan export. $79.53 USD ea.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Pelican-case-leather-black-japan/dp/B002E9CRBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503471074&sr=8-1&keywords=pelican+pb-1

 

* The same Amazon sale as above but in Japanese. JPY 7,500 ea.

 

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3-%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9-%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-2%E6%9C%AC%E7%94%A8-PB-1/dp/B002E9CRBA/ref=pd_cp_229_2/356-7201268-9356301?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BN6Z9HZTZGZKDDWEF2F0

 

* Pelikan PB-1 for sale on Amazon, in Japanese only, much cheaper. JPY 5,490 ea.

 

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3-%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9-%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-PB-1-%E6%AD%A3%E8%A6%8F%E8%BC%B8%E5%85%A5%E5%93%81/dp/B00D0YCCCW

 

* Pelikan PB-1 for sale NOT on Amazon, in Japanese only. JPY 6,040 ea.

 

http://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000001000714739/

 

This is fantastic, thank you so much.

[fountainpagan]

The JL Besseto 5 pen case is beautiful.

 

Thank you for sharing.

[mchenart]

The JL Besseto 5 pen case is beautiful.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

My apology, fountainpagan, I misspelt the name of the case- it should be Jl Bussetto. I bought it at Kingdom Note, Tokyo. The workmanship with leather is just fantastic, because it seems like there are no seams in the case; it is just so well made. Similarly, the MB case was also made so that the seams are well hidden or polished out.