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Dear FPN,

 

I recently started collecting fountain pens-- some are beautiful and I'd love to display them but I am concerned about UV damage.

 

Does anyone have any advice to protect the pens from UV light other than covering them or storing them in a drawer?

Better yet, can anyone recommend a pen case that has UV protective glass?

 

Thank you so much!

Maya

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The only materials you really need to worry about with UV are ebonite and celluloid unless you're keeping your pen box in a place that gets direct sunlight all of the time. Urushi finished pens also don't like UV. I don't know of any chests that have UV glass in them but you could always apply some UV film to the glass if you want. It would add a bit to the cost but would give peace of mind.

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Cigar humidors ....and some day I'll get those felt rills to put in them. :rolleyes:

The little one is burl vernier with cedar lining, the big one is walnut.

My wife did buy me a cherry two drawered glass topped pen box, so I never got around to fixing up my humidors.

You should be able to pick them up cheap at Flea Markets or Ebay.

 

They are full of pens even so.

 

And stiff leather cigar cases are really good for pen cases, one don't have to spend big money getting a leather pen case, when cheaper flea market/ebay leather cigar cases do the job just fine. I have two of them..............then free pen cases started raining in on me....

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The only materials you really need to worry about with UV are ebonite and celluloid unless you're keeping your pen box in a place that gets direct sunlight all of the time. Urushi finished pens also don't like UV. I don't know of any chests that have UV glass in them but you could always apply some UV film to the glass if you want. It would add a bit to the cost but would give peace of mind.

 

 

I'll just say that my vehicle is supposed to have UV glass in all the windows and I've still managed to get a sunburn on my left arm and left knee from a long road trip during which I was in the sun's rays for the morning portion of the trip. I now wear long sleeves and pants for ANY road trip in the car. If UV glass can't block enough UV rays to keep me from getting a sunburn in just a few hours, then it's not likely going to protect UV sensitive materials over the long haul -- even less so a UV "stick-on film" to add to non UV glass.

 

I'd just keep your pens out of the sun, period. Sorry I don't have any better suggestions than that.

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I'll just say that my vehicle is supposed to have UV glass in all the windows and I've still managed to get a sunburn on my left arm and left knee from a long road trip during which I was in the sun's rays for the morning portion of the trip. I now wear long sleeves and pants for ANY road trip in the car. If UV glass can't block enough UV rays to keep me from getting a sunburn in just a few hours, then it's not likely going to protect UV sensitive materials over the long haul -- even less so a UV "stick-on film" to add to non UV glass.

 

I'd just keep your pens out of the sun, period. Sorry I don't have any better suggestions than that.

Many vehicles only have UV glass in the windshield. Edited by OmegaMountain

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