2016 La Pen Show Report

[northstar]

Thank you for this great report.

[AltecGreen]

What are the urushi pens in post #8?

 

 

Those are Stylo Art.

[Tas]

Thank you for this great report.

 

Yes. So lovely to see. Thanks . . .

[whichwatch]

Great job as always, Ricky. I was not able to attend this year after having a blast the last few years. Your photos make me feel like I was there, but without the expense! Thanks for your excellent coverage.

[Cyber6]

AWESOME COVERAGE RICKY!!!!.... You are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

C.

[tryphon]

Great job, Ricky, as always!!

[Florenze]

Wonderful reportage-- Battleship Ink is my favorite!

[pepsiplease69]

The very popular FC “Coke Bottle” pens. I told Scott he needed the Pepsi bottle pens next.

 

 

 

 

+1 and AMEN to that!!

 

 

Thanks for the AWESOME reportage. I couldn't go, but my only hope was that your LA Pen Show report is as extensive and as picture-heavy and as detailed as it usually is.

 

I fee I didn't miss out on anything, to the contrary, I was privy to things I normally wouldn't be if I was physically there, for example when you were called up to to the room upstairs for some back-channel wheeling and dealing.

 

I'll try to make it to the Post LA pen Posse this sunday, hope to see you all there.

[tknechtel]

A question…. There was a table down towards the end of the large room, on the right side. They sold italic nibs for Vanishing Points; I meant to get back to them but never did. Does anyone know who they were or how to contact them, please?

Thanks!

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for posting all the photos. All the shows I've been to have been on this side of the country (DC, Ohio, and -- finally this year -- Commonwealth).

It was interesting to realize that I was seeing some familiar faces, so I really now feel like I'm a bit of an insider. And that photo of Tim on page 1 of the thread? I bought a pen from him at Ohio in November (I didn't recognize him so much as the sign behind him with the color codes for the tags ): the blue Parker Laidtone with the oblique *and* semi-flex nib, which is just awesome to write with.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I was there (Sunday, from about 1 PM to about 4 PM), and I brought a friend along (elderly overweight bald guy, dressed in green, wearing a flat cap). I said hello to a few familiar faces, and did a lot of window-shopping.

 

I looked for a replacement inner cap to fit my red demo M200 to no avail. Discussed the problem with a number of dealers; one of them gave me a GLOWING recommendation to see Sherrell and Joel about it; the cap shell, clip, nut, and broken inner cap are now in their hands, along with the story of how it came to be in its present condition.

 

Then my friend and I talked out on the sidewalk, next to our cars, for another hour, about pens, about Linotypes, about a mutual friend who'd almost lost a thumb in a Linotype accident a few weeks ago, and about dirty jokes.

Edited February 17, 2016 by hbquikcomjamesl

[rbrummer]

I really need my work to do a better job coordinating my west coast trips around pen shows.

 

Do you think the relatively fewer shows west of the Mississippi increases the quality and quantity of stuff up for sale or trade?

[AltecGreen]

A question…. There was a table down towards the end of the large room, on the right side. They sold italic nibs for Vanishing Points; I meant to get back to them but never did. Does anyone know who they were or how to contact them, please?

Thanks!

 

 

Looking from the main entrance of the ballroom?

[tknechtel]

Yep, Ricky – looking from the main entrance. She was on the right side, maybe one or two tables from the end wall (Susan and John's wall), against the right wall. She had a small selection of VP nibs that had been altered, and I kicked myself for not getting one of the italic ones.

 

Many thanks! I hope you might be able to come up with her name!
Tom

[Carmen Rivera]

A question…. There was a table down towards the end of the large room, on the right side. They sold italic nibs for Vanishing Points; I meant to get back to them but never did. Does anyone know who they were or how to contact them, please?

Thanks!

That was probably me, Carmen Rivera Pens. What can I do for you?

 

-Carmen

[tknechtel]

Carmen! Are you the person who was selling altered Vanishing Point nibs? If so, you had a wonderfully smooth italic one. I need to check my VPs, but I think I might want to order one from you.

 

We could do this via email if you prefer. My email is ninoknechtel@gmail.com.

Tom

[inkandseeds]

Thanks, very interesting report and awesome photos.

[JonSzanto]

Carmen! Are you the person who was selling altered Vanishing Point nibs? If so, you had a wonderfully smooth italic one.

 

Well, I don't know if she had more than one at the show, but Carmen sold me an amazing faceted black VP with the smooth clip and put an italic nib in it that had been ground by Letta Grosekemper. This pen is silly good, remarkable, a real treat!

[JonSzanto]

And, to tag-team my previous post, I want to thank Ricky again for his efforts to cover all of this and report it in such a vibrant and thorough way. I hope new users will look at these photos and feel a strong urge to look for a pen show somewhere near them. There really isn't anything like it, except to experience it in person.

[Cryptos]

Do they have this kind of pen show in any other country?