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I just stopped at a garage sale looking for a couple outdoor chairs and to see if there were any pens.

 

There were not, but...

 

the sale is from people who had owned a pack and ship store.  They have these post box units, with keys, seven in all.  They want them gone.  "Make me an offer," they say...

 

I think they would be great for inks, out-of-service pens, etc.  I could choose as many sections as I wish.  I've looked online and such things are pricey, but they want to be rid of them.  They are warm metal.

 

Getting ready to return with spouse and tape measure.  Not sure if this is impulsive in the grand sense, as I have thought about this before, but I certainly didn't plan on doing anything like this NOW!

 

Gulp.

 

 

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I bought two... will update when I have them settled. They had been mounted into a wall in the store they came from so we may need some kind of housing.

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Not organized yet - just moving things before I properly sort. Also working on building a proper base.

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Cool solution :)

Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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I totally love it!

 

 

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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17 hours ago, Paul-in-SF said:

You can make your own Advent calendar this year. I love it.

Ah, but I already pre-ordered... 

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Very cool. 

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"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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The people who were selling them had owned a store, so it wasn't the public post office, and they aren't vintage.  I'm still debating whether to go grab another unit, as apparently thought they were "interesting."  The grandson looked at me slightly askance and asked, "If you don't mind me asking, what are you planning to do with these?"

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