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Just curious -- what do people use to keep and protect pens on their desks?

Clear transparent pen pot by Palaset rocks my world! There is no need to take pen out from it in order to adore that pen.

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i kinda liked seeing the 45 on jd's stand... :lol:

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Update: received the revolving cabinet yesterday I mentioned a few posts back and it's pretty cool. Glass would've been nicer than plexi, but the way it's set up, would've also been FAR more prone to break. Hard to believe you can get 57 pens into this, but you can! It works well and looks nice. You can stand about 18 vertically, and there are divided drawers for the rest. It's not Reed & Barton, granted, but the price is way less, too...

 

Here's the ebay link. These folks couldn''t have been nicer to deal with, BTW (no affiliation, just a satisfied customer)...

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...54432&rd=1&rd=1

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If you have a lot of pens in use at once and don't mind them rubbing houlders, you can make classy looking holder from a antique pipe tobaco humidor.

 

They normally hae a barrel shape in nice dark wood, often with a brass crest on them and a ceramic liner. Just stash the lid in a drawer.

 

You can do the same thing with a straight sided biscuit barrel. In fact you often see biscuit barrels advertised as humidors.

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QUOTE (southpaw @ Feb 6 2007, 08:02 PM)
I use a 10 pen wood carousel (has a mechanism like a lazy Susan in it).  It holds 10 pens and takes up very little space.  I bought it from Bill on PT who makes them (excellent work). 

Here is my Bill Jackman Creation - an 18-pen wood carousel-- I LOVE IT! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

 

Edited because picture didn't appear first time! headsmack.gif

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QUOTE (Emlee @ Feb 14 2007, 07:45 PM)
QUOTE (southpaw @ Feb 6 2007, 08:02 PM)
I use a 10 pen wood carousel (has a mechanism like a lazy Susan in it).  It holds 10 pens and takes up very little space.  I bought it from Bill on PT who makes them (excellent work). 

Here is my Bill Jackman Creation - an 18-pen wood carousel-- I LOVE IT! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

 

Edited because picture didn't appear first time! headsmack.gif

Ooooooh, me likey! drool.gif

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OK-- this is going to sound cheesy.

 

A transparent plastic coffee mug.

 

What's so cheesy about it? It was given to me by a drug rep.

 

A VIAGRA drug rep.

 

Yep, my pens are in a Viagra transparent plastic coffee cup.

"The person who takes the banal and ordinary and illuminates it in a new way can terrify. We do not want our ideas changed. We feel threatened by such demands. 'I already know the important things!' we say. Then Changer comes and throws our old ideas away."

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At home, I have a mug from I Love A Mystery, a mystery-themed bookstore in the Kansas City area. At work, I use a mug from the LITTLE ALEINN, a little bar turned UFO interest center near Area 88. ph34r.gif

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Surely you mean Area 51...

"The person who takes the banal and ordinary and illuminates it in a new way can terrify. We do not want our ideas changed. We feel threatened by such demands. 'I already know the important things!' we say. Then Changer comes and throws our old ideas away."

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QUOTE (Srehman @ Feb 14 2007, 10:21 PM)
OK-- this is going to sound cheesy.

A transparent plastic coffee mug.

What's so cheesy about it? It was given to me by a drug rep.

A VIAGRA drug rep.

Yep, my pens are in a Viagra transparent plastic coffee cup.

Urm...

 

I presume the pens in there have absolutely no problems keeping their nibs firmly pointed straight up?

 

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I store the pens I'm using horizontally in a nice little pen case from E-Bay - a glass lid on top and a drawer beneath. It holds a total of 24 pens. Pens I'm not using are cleaned and stored in two glass frogs.

 

I like horizontal storage for pens I'm using because some of my pens are slow starters if they are stored vertically. I like the frogs for pens that are not in use because - if I'm not going to use a pen - I want to be able to enjoy looking at it. biggrin.gif

 

I know some will think I'm backwards, and say that pens in use should be stored vertically, but I've never had any problems storing them horizontally.

 

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QUOTE (Judybug @ Feb 15 2007, 01:50 PM)
I know some will think I'm backwards, and say that pens in use should be stored vertically, but I've never had any problems storing them horizontally.

Judybug

I'm with you, Judy. I store my pens in one of 2 horizontal storage cabinets (which I got from Michael's craft store for $11.99 each). The pens I'm carrying go in my Piquadro, nib up.

 

I guess if we're going to be outcasts, we can form or own little outcast club.

 

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QUOTE (helius @ Feb 15 2007, 01:37 PM)
QUOTE (Srehman @ Feb 14 2007, 10:21 PM)
OK-- this is going to sound cheesy.

A transparent plastic coffee mug.

What's so cheesy about it? It was given to me by a drug rep.

A VIAGRA drug rep.

Yep, my pens are in a Viagra transparent plastic coffee cup.

Urm...

 

I presume the pens in there have absolutely no problems keeping their nibs firmly pointed straight up?

 

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Not at all. In fact, I'm thinking of putting a flex nib pen in there to see what happens to the nib...

"The person who takes the banal and ordinary and illuminates it in a new way can terrify. We do not want our ideas changed. We feel threatened by such demands. 'I already know the important things!' we say. Then Changer comes and throws our old ideas away."

--Frank Herbert; Chapterhouse: Dune

 

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

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QUOTE (Srehman @ Feb 15 2007, 04:05 AM)
Surely you mean Area 51...

(chuckle) No, I mean the muuuuch more secret Area 88! They specialize in muffin propelled lawn mowers, or so rumor has it. I suspect much more sinister researches, but you know those rumor mongers...

 

Or it could be a Windows Moment in the old frontal lobes. These seem to be happening with disturbing regularity on work days.rolleyes.gif

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Our thanks to coolpenz for recommending our wooden, swivel Pen Collectors Display case as an attractive solution for your desk top pen storage. We are celebrating our one year anniversary in this business and have had great global success with this item.

 

If you choose to make a purchase, please let us know you found us through The Fountain Pen Network and we will adjust your invoice by 15% off our normal selling price!

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...50274&rd=1&rd=1

 

We also carry a wooden 6 pen display stand.

 

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We hope to become a solutions provider for the Pen Collecting Community. We can create custom displays and are looking for the features that best meet your needs. Please let us know if you have any suggestions.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

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