My Husband's Pen Collection
@BelleStarr (61102)
United States
June 2, 2018 8:47am CST
When my husband worked at UTC, he collected pens. Everyone knew he collected pens so not only did I buy him one when we visited places but everyone we knew also bought them for him. He had lots of them. Some of them disappeared at work but when he retired, he brought some of them back home.
Many of the pens were the type that had a moving part inside like a train or a carriage. I took a picture of just a couple of them. One is from Fatima, which we visited and another is Winterthur which we also visited. He used these pens so if they look a little rough, they probably lived for years in his tool box lol
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
3 Jun 18
He really did have some cute ones but these were all I could find when I went looking. !! I remember getting him a cute Robin Hood one in Nottingham England years ago.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
4 Jun 18
@just4him It was it was green and the clip to hook to a shirt was made of wood.
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@just4him (317004)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Jun 18
@BelleStarr That one must have been awesome!
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@Courtlynn (67086)
• United States
2 Jun 18
now that's something different for collecting.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jun 18
It is and it is very affordable, most pens are just a couple of dollars.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50096)
• United States
2 Jun 18
Collecting can be fun. I still have a comic book collection.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jun 18
Depending on condition, they can be a very profitable collection. My brother owned a comic book store.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50096)
• United States
2 Jun 18
@BelleStarr I would love to find out their value, but there is no where to take them here. Some would also be hard for me to part with.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50096)
• United States
4 Jun 18
@BelleStarr I was a child when I first started collecting them. Most are not in perfect condition.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Jun 18
Love to see others collections. It must have been fun to collect pens and use them too.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
14 Jun 18
Yes he did enjoy it when he worked, now not so much lol
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
18 Jun 18
@BelleStarr 
I tend to collect Christmas stuff, and as a child a great Aunt started me on a Occupied Japan collection
I tend to collect Christmas stuff, and as a child a great Aunt started me on a Occupied Japan collection
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
5 Jun 18
I have a friend whose husband makes custom pens and I had one made for my son in law last Christmas and two of the grandsons, me I use a gel pen!! lol I would be terrified of losing an expensive pen.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Jun 18
@BelleStarr I lost my first, so my husband bought me another. I think I left it at Stop & Shop signing my credit card. Drat! We received two pens with our programs at the theater the other night to fill out our bidding cards. I don't know what to do with them. Want them? 
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
4 Jun 18
I collect the guidebooks too and I have way, way too many. His collection is easier to manage. lol
@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
4 Jun 18
@BelleStarr I know they do take up a lot of room but I like them and they are a cool reminder of where I have been. I added another one to my collection from Harlech Castle.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
3 Jun 18
There was a time when I collected matchbooks. Had quite a collection of them. But, they deteriorated quite fast. I was thrilled to find a box of them at a tag sale. Was hard pressed not to buy them. LOL.
My first husband was a pen collector. He would manage to bring home quite a few. People became leary of him when he said "can I borrow your pen?" That meant they would not get it back. LOL
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@BelleStarr I had to put a big flower on all of my pens when I worked at the high school. Otherwise I was constantly looking for a pen.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
4 Jun 18
lol He is not alone in that, many people have light fingers when it comes to pens lol I have to catch myself all the time not taking the pen when I sign at a restaurant, it is not intentional. lol
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@ptrikha_2 (46835)
• India
11 Jun 18
That is quite some collection- great share!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
2 Jun 18
Those are nice pens to have and remember.
I don´t have any special ones really but I did before and I was fond of them and I lost them due to moving a few times too many.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 Jun 18
@BelleStarr
I have managed tio keep the ones I have got this time even if the don´t work a lot of sentimental value for me.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jun 18
Yes, pens are easy enough to lose even if you don't move.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jun 18
If he was serious about it, we could have had a case made to hold them.
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@Shavkat (139401)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
@BelleStarr I hope you can give a suggestion to him. He might have the idea.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jun 18
lol Most men do have terrible calligraphy lol My son in law collects high-end pens, I had one made for him from rosewood for Christmas. My husbands collection was more about the different destinations lol
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
2 Jun 18
@BelleStarr I agree that most men have terrible calligraphy. He also have some nice fountain pens, that he only uses to sign documents.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
5 Jun 18
There are two Winterthurs, we have been to both One is a city in Switzerland and one is a DuPont house in Delaware. The one is Switzerland is home to the Oskar Reinhart collection which is an amazing house museum filled with art!!
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@JudyEv (338705)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jun 18
@BelleStarr How about that? Now we're in Tasmania we're continually coming across town names that are also on the mainland.
@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
2 Jun 18
Nice to know about his love for collecting pens. Collection is a good way to keep memories.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jun 18
That is so true, every time we look at the pens we remember when we visited the location.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
3 Jun 18
@BelleStarr Memories are always cherishing
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
2 Jun 18
Wow ! That's interesting! Collecting pen is a cool hobby.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jun 18
It is different and something that anyone can do.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
3 Jun 18
@BelleStarr yes I agree with you..
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@snowy22315 (179771)
• United States
3 Jun 18
Pens are a rather useful thing to collect. I never buy them but I am big on picking up free pens. I have dozens.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
6 Jun 18
Yes there are many opportunities to pick up free ones that are being offered.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
6 Jun 18
That is the least expensive way to build up a collection lol
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
5 Jun 18
Thank you, yes he has lost or thrown out most of his massive collection.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jun 18
i recall. i had a suitor who is an Australian citizen but is a Filipino, who sent me 2 pens have have those moving things when the pens are tilted forward and backward. one is a ship, and the other a boy.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
4 Jun 18
Yes those are exactly the ones that he has.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
7 Jun 18
I think all writing implements are collectible.
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@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
3 Jun 18
Yes. I can see. This pic is beautiful.
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