Wall Mounted Pen Case

[jzara]

I looked around for quite a while for a wall mounted case for my pens. I thought I would share what I found. I purchased this from pendorapens.com (no affiliation) and am very happy with it. It holds 26 pens and I got to choose the insert color (from black, blue, or red) and Michelle at Pendora worked with me to pick the best stain for the oak to get the look I wanted. I love it and also love having the free space on my desk! I have no idea why the attached pictures are sideways, but I promise it goes vertically on the wall

[OakIris]

That looks very nice, jzara, and appears to be sturdy and well made. You have some nice pens, as well.

 

(You should be able to rotate the photos in whatever photo software you use and then repost the modified files. I think the box is still very good looking even if I do have to turn my head a bit to see it in the correct configuration! )

 

Holly

[fabri00]

Is it a good idea to leave pens half exposed to light, and half to dark ?

 

I'll be not very confortable in doing this, in particular for celluloid, ebanite, and similar materials.

[OakIris]

Is it a good idea to leave pens half exposed to light, and half to dark ?

 

I'll be not very confortable in doing this, in particular for celluloid, ebanite, and similar materials.

 

I shouldn't think this would be a problem as long as the display box is placed so that it is never in direct sunlight. There are many storage/display cases made for fountain pens that have glass covers; it would be good to know if artificial light or indirect sunlight might harm pens as well. Hopefully, someone with experience with such cases and/or with pens made of the materials you mentioned will weigh in.

 

Holly

[BamaPen]

Is it a good idea to leave pens half exposed to light, and half to dark ?

 

I'll be not very confortable in doing this, in particular for celluloid, ebanite, and similar materials.

 

I have a BHR pen that is black on one side and brown on the other. Clearly it was exposed to light in one position for quite some time, perhaps on a display card in a store window.

 

That said, I would want to be sure that the glass of the case was UV resistant to cut down on the possiblity of fading.

[jzara]

The pen case is on the wall in my basement, so direct sunlight is not an issue. I guess if you were worried about uneven light exposure, the pens could easily be spun over time to keep the exposure even.

The strange thing about the orientation of the pictures is that they are upright both in the original image and when I view them on my iPhone? I have had this issue before when posting pictures of pens to sell.