Stand for holding and sealingly retaining India ink drawing implements

A stand for holding and sealingly retaining a plurality of India ink drawing implements each comprising a tubular drawing point, a grip having a front end to which the tubular drawing point is attached and an annular bead of the grip rearwardly of the front end, the stand including a like plurality of sleeves for holding the drawing implements and for sealingly retaining the implements to prevent India ink therein from drying, a tubular packing in each sleeve and surrounding the drawing point, the tubular packing having an annular sealing lip at an end thereof remote from the drawing point, a packing insert in the interior of the tubular packing has a plane face adjacent the drawing point, a tubular clamping element inserted in each sleeve and surrounding the grip, the clamping element being adjacent the packing and having inwardly projecting camming means, a first spring means biasing the packing insert to press the plane face thereof against the drawing point, and a second spring means biasing the annular sealing lip of the tubular packing into contact with the front end of the grip while engaging the annular bead of the grip with the camming means whereby the drawing implement is doubly sealed and retained.