The Fountain Pen Network > Hello from Phila

ashaw

Oct 6 2005, 07:46 PM

Hello everyone.

My name is Alan. I am from the Phila area. Been a fountain pen lover since I was 6 years old.

I do not collect fountain pens anymore, instead I have been making a line of pens for the last two years. I still go to the pens shows here in philly and in washington. In the future I will be build up a collection of vitage pens. Just not right now.

Again hello everyone.

Ray

Oct 6 2005, 07:51 PM

Hello, Alan, and welcome.

Ray

Elaine

Oct 6 2005, 09:08 PM

Ok, I'll bite, what kind of pens are you making?

southpaw

Oct 6 2005, 10:11 PM

Hello and welcome aboard! Any chance we can see pics and some details about your pens? Tell us more please

. Nice to have you here, and I'm sure if you're making your own pens, you have an abundance of info to contribute! Looking forward to it. See you around the boards!

Titivillus

Oct 6 2005, 10:55 PM

QUOTE (ashaw @ Oct 6 2005, 01:46 PM)

Hello everyone.

My name is Alan. I am from the Phila area. Been a fountain pen lover since I was 6 years old.

I do not collect fountain pens anymore, instead I have been making a line of pens for the last two years. I still go to the pens shows here in philly and in washington. In the future I will be build up a collection of vitage pens. Just not right now.

Again hello everyone.

Hello Allen and welcome to FPN. I grew up in Roxborough and there's a prof. from Drexel that posts here as well.

Kurt H

Maja

Oct 7 2005, 03:52 AM

Hi Alan and welcome to FPN

Like southpaw, I am curious to see what kind of pens you produce.

Have fun perusing the boards here!

Mannenhitsu

Oct 7 2005, 05:31 AM

Hello Alan and welcome aboard! I am curious like everyone else as to what kind of pens you producing?

ashaw

Oct 7 2005, 11:39 AM

First of all I want to say thanks to everyone. I went to Drexel back in the 70's.

I make custom pens my favorite are Fountian Pens. Although I do make Roller and ball point pens. I will post some of my work shortly.

Alan

Elaine

Oct 7 2005, 12:45 PM

QUOTE (ashaw @ Oct 7 2005, 07:39 AM)

First of all I want to say thanks to everyone. I went to Drexel back in the 70's.

I make custom pens my favorite are Fountian Pens. Although I do make Roller and ball point pens. I will post some of my work shortly.

Alan

Cool! My daughter is going to Drexel. My brother-in-law and a few of his brothers went to Drexel. I'm not sure when.

If you sell the pens you make, we have a Marketplace forum where you can advertise.

antoniosz

Oct 9 2005, 06:59 PM

Hi Alan,

Welcome from another Philadelphian

(western suburbs anyway)
Which Dept did you attend at DU?

AntoniosZ

Roger

Oct 9 2005, 07:47 PM

A bunch of us here, it seems, Alan. My growing up area was Havertown.

Enjoy, as we say here, the Fountain Pen Nuthouse!

ashaw

Oct 10 2005, 12:08 PM

Computer Science major. Had a very sucessful career for 25 years until the out sourcing begun. Now I have changed career's and love it.

I also grew up in Havertown and attend Haverford High.

Alan

Roger

Oct 10 2005, 02:49 PM

Yep, HHS was my alma mater, too. Class of {choke} {cough, cough} 1953.

southpaw

Oct 10 2005, 03:02 PM

QUOTE (Roger @ Oct 10 2005, 06:49 AM)

Yep, HHS was my alma mater, too. Class of {choke} {cough, cough} 1953.

Hey, 1953 was a good year. Nothing to be ashamed about. I remember dad telling me stories about it - he enjoyed it, but then again, most 8 year olds do

.

Roger

Oct 10 2005, 06:58 PM

QUOTE (southpaw @ Oct 10 2005, 08:02 AM)

Hey, 1953 was a good year. Nothing to be ashamed about. I remember dad telling me stories about it - he enjoyed it, but then again, most 8 year olds do

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Touché!

If it weren't for the fact that we're on a family oriented board, SP, I'd have called you a smartass! Oops!