Multi-color pen system

The present invention relates to colored ink pens and more particularly to kits or systems, used typically by artists and the like, consisting of a plurality of pens of different colors for selective use by the artist. The invention is directed to improvements in such multi-color pen systems also providing for desirable economies of manufacture while providing certain conveniences of storage and use. A multi-color pen system is provided in which there are a plurality of liquid ink pen units, each of a different color. Each unit includes a nib and writing point, a collector element providing capillary passages for air and ink, and a tubular receiving body which houses the collector and forms an ink reservoir above the collector. Each unit is a complete, functioning pen device. The receiving body of each unit is threaded to receive a detachable pen holder to facilitate gripping the pen during use.