Two layers of shelves hold up to four pens. To get your collection started we have included a wood pen with a metal nib. There is a small ceramic basin in the end that can hold a small amount of ink. Though the square section can fit our cobalt blue square glass inkwell, but not the clear. The box locks shut when the shelves are aligned and the lid slid into place.
The overall box is the perfect travel size at 11.5 inches long.
Very sturdy box though it is not fine wood working, good for a period feel. Mine came with a clear inkwell (with lid): smaller than the blue glass inkwell which I also ordered. It appears that the clear one does leak around the fitted metal lid. The supplied wood pen with its nib in place will not fit into 3 of the 4 storage slots, but will fit in all without the nib. I also ordered the bone pen but that one does not fit into any of the slots with its nib and only one of the longer bottom slots without its nib. I will add some cloth or thin leather to remove the nibs for storage. Another modification I'll make is to carve a shallow channel lengthwise on the lid so I'll have some place to rest the pen(s) when not in hand.
Very sturdy box though it is not fine wood working, good for a period feel. Mine came with a clear inkwell (with lid): smaller than the blue glass inkwell which I also ordered. It appears that the clear one does leak around the fitted metal lid. The supplied wood pen with its nib in place will not fit into 3 of the 4 storage slots, but will fit in all without the nib. I also ordered the bone pen but that one does not fit into any of the slots with its nib and only one of the longer bottom slots without its nib. I will add some cloth or thin leather to remove the nibs for storage. Another modification I'll make is to carve a shallow channel lengthwise on the lid so I'll have some place to rest the pen(s) when not in hand.
This is a larger box than I anticipated, and the workmanship is more solid than I expected as well. The pen that is included writes beautifully. There is quite a bit of room for accessories in the box - of the four slots for pens, I have the included wooden pen and nib in one of them, sealing wax and a small seal spoon and small seal in another, two trimmed down quill pens in a third and the last I was able to put a candle (had to trim down the base of the candle just a little but. Very happy with my purchase.