Man finds peace among 4,000-pen collection
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In Lithuania, Algimantas Šiuipys began collecting pens nearly 20 years ago after bringing a few back as souvenirs from Ireland. His hobby grew after he discovered pens his children had collected, and now he maintains a collection of 4,777 pens in the basement of his apartment building.
He initially intended to collect pens from different countries, but expanded to gather pens from all sources.
Algimantas organizes his pens into 30 categories, including those representing companies, banks, pharmacies, cities, and political parties, and displays them alphabetically in his basement storage room. He moved the collection to the basement about three years ago, initially surprising his wife, but she now enjoys showing it to friends and family. Algimantas receives most of his pens as gifts, though he occasionally purchases them, once spending 20 euros on a pen at a Formula 1 race in Austria.
He now visits his collection when he needs quiet reflection.
