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Trough-like wooden box to hold pens and pencils is partitioned at one end for paper clips or stamps. Hinged lid conceals contents. Est. cost: $13.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1987 (v.65#7) pg. 72, 115

Desk set pen and pencil holder made by attaching a model train engine (or caboose) and two sections of track to a decorative wooden base.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1987 (v.65#7) pg. 80

Paperweight/pen holder combination is made from marbles.
BOYS' LIFE Jun 1964 (v.54#6) pg. 52

Noteworthy desk set. Pen holder and matching note pad cover are needlepointed on plastic canvas in tapestry wool. PENS and NOTES and hearts and flowers motifs are stitched with metallic ribbon.
CRAFTS Feb 1991 (v.14#2) pg. 68, 53

Puppy love pen holder. Desk set features a painted wooden puppy attached to a wooden base that is also equipped with a ballpoint pen and holder.
CRAFTS Jun 1995 (v.18#6) pg. 33, 41

Pen carrier, made from decorative ribbon, hangs on a cord around your neck.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #83 Oct 1981 (v.7#11) pg. 52

An encapsilated oscillator forms an intriguing, blinking, do-nothing circuit. Topped with a desk pen, it forms a unique desk ornament. Est. cost $11.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS #763 Winter 1965 pg. 100

Decorative desk set pen holders are made by attaching old-time radio components to a base, along with the pen holder. List of sources for desk pen set materials is included.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS Mar-Apr 1975 (v.15#2) pg. 50

Desk top pen holder has a clay pigeon base and a shotgun shell pen holder.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #455 Apr 1966 (v.62) pg. 31

Wooden holder for felt-tip pens will keep them from drying out.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #499 Dec 1969 (v.65) pg. 115

Western style pen holder is made from horseshoe and belt buckle.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1965 (v.187#5) pg. 152

Brass pen and pencil holders are mounted on a Corian base (3"x6") with bevel details.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #93 Nov 1996 (v.16#5) pg. 46

Birch pen holder with clear acrylic stripe.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 23 1978 (v.42#2) pg. 118, 181

Wooden box with a whale mosaic on top serves as a desk-top pen holder and notepad box.
WOOD MAGAZINE #26 Dec 1988 (v.5#6) pg. 76

Flip-up pen box. Small, decorative wooden box stores a pen and pencil set. Raising the lid lifts the pen and pencil out of the storage slots for easier access.
WOOD MAGAZINE #124 May-Jun 2000 (v.17#4) pg. 43, Insert

Sunset rider deskset. Desk style pen holder features a scroll-sawn profile of a cowboy on horseback, cactus and cloud against a large setting sun.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1993 (v.17#5) pg. 33

Wooden box with grooves to hold a pen and pencil set features a sliding lid.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1997 (v.21#6) pg. 58

Decorative letter box features a drawer for writing paper and a lift-up top which reveals a felt-lined tray for a collection of fountain pens and deep compartments for storing bottles of ink. The construction requires extensive dovetailing.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1999 (v.23#5) pg. 28, Insert

Simple pen and pencil holder made by drilling holes in a section of a decorative piece of wood from a tree branch.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1979 (v.35#3) pg. 93

Simple rack stores pens and pencils upright, each one in a different slot.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1986 (v.42#6) pg. 70

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