You are invited to attend the 2008
Toronto International Pen Show!

Hello!
We would like to invite you to attend our exciting show, being held on Saturday, October 11, 2008, at the Hilton Toronto Airport.
We are VERY excited to welcome our corporate sponsor Sanford Fine Writing, makers of Parker and Waterman!

The Hilton Toronto Airport offers an exciting new venue. Yes, venues of past shows are…history!
With discounted room rates available, a complimentary dedicated airport shuttle, on site security and free (for exhibitors) or discounted on site parking, restaurants both on site and nearby ~ we welcome you to experience our new show “home”.

The exciting City of Toronto awaits your discovery! With the beautiful yellow, orange and red colours of the trees in full colour, numerous local Festivals and Fairs; to nearby Niagara Falls and Ontario Wine and Cottage areas ~ there is a lot to see and do in the City and surrounding area in October.

At the show, there will be a variety of exhibitors, draws, speakers and other exciting events! Come and meet and mingle…..and discover something new…such as….
Announcing: A new handwriting contest!
Write On!
This exciting new contest is being promoted in the local community and schools, with awards generously provided by Parker Waterman! For more info, please see the contest page on the show website.

Exhibitor Tables are now available. Please visit our website for show updates, forms and further info.
We look forward to seeing you this fall!

Sharie Bridge
William Smith
Co-chairs
Toronto International Pen Show
www.torontopenshow.com

Bill stop this,its hard enough for me to wait for this pen show as it is.
Last years pen show was AMAZING and I am sure this year will be even better.
I already booked the day off from work and I will be there the moment the doors will be open.
I CANT WAIT

Oh good! I've heard of the Toronto pen show, but I've never been. This should be fun. I'll finally get to see some of the pens I've heard about but never had a chance to see in person. Thanks for giving me something new to look forward to!

bump

I don't think I can make this one and the London show the following day...my flights to UK are booked
Have fun

Less then a month to the Toronto Pen Show

YAY

Goodguy are you really really sure about that?? It is in OCTOBER this year. As far as I know we still have to get through September. LOL

Cheers,
Sean

Sean time here in Toronto runs faster then in Waterloo so for me its less then a month.
Thats a known fact

Oh and Karin you should support your tribe people

(Just kidding of course).

uh huh? It is actually a well known fact that the longer you spend closer to the speed of light that time is compressed (paraphrasing here from Steven Hawking). So as I commute an hour to work and back each day, I will be at the pen show before you will. Nyah Nyah.

Cheers,
Sean

Darn it,you are right

It's been known to happen.

Cheers,
Sean

Sean I must admit I knew you are an wonderful pen tech and down right a great guy I never knew you have a PhD in the studies of time.
I am indeed only but ashes to your feet

It's about time you realized that! There is more to me than talented hands and a pretty face.

Looking forward to next weekend for pen breakfast.

Cheers,
Sean

I won't go there...oh darn I just did. lol

See you all hopefully at breakfast next Saturday, and I have registered for the show so there will certainly be some vintage content at Sean's table as well as mine which I'm sharing with Terry Shepherd, (if your looking for a Parker Duofold he's your man).

Pearce.

Cant wait to see you guys at the meeting and the Show.

SIGH
i have just realized that i will be in the states for JUST THAT WEEKEND
have fun without me

Well, Detroit is next month, the first weekend in Sept, and Columbus is in November so there are a couple of shows coming up in this part of the hemisphere.

Cheers,
Sean

it's just that i live 5 minutes away from the hilton

that bites.

Sean

Oh well there is always next year.

Is Richard Binder coming?

Richard as far as I know is not attending. If you are looking to have nib work done, or any pen repairs Sean or SMG on the board here will be there doing both. He does great work at a fair price, and if you need work done I would certainly get in touch with him. He in fact may need to have a waiting list this year!

Pearce.

Glad to see the post for the Toronto show up here at the top of the board, I'm getting excited just thinking about it.
I was a little disapointed to miss the Detroit show so it will be nice to attend and buy/sell at a show again. I know there will be a few of the local retail pen stores that will have tables and sell new/newer pens with a few vintage pieces. Terry Shepherd and myself will have a nice selection of vintage pens including a whole bunch of Duofolds, Vacumatics and 51s. Sean Grosse will be there repairing pens and will also have so spectacular pens for sale! It should be a great show, and if you are anywhere close to Toronto I'd urge you to come out. It's always nice to meet local collectors!
Pearce.

I too highly recommend SMG (Sean Gosse).He fixed many of my pens and always does an amazing job.

Cant wait for the Show
Its 1 month 4 days 4 hours and counting

Oh Pearce any chance you have a Snork Demo with no cracks ?

Thanks all for the kind words, I really appreciate it.

I will be not only doing repairs, but nib GRINDING as well as nib alignment . I did a pile at the Detroit show, and had some very happy clients.

I will also have on hand a supply of ready ground M200 Pelikan nibs with a few left unground for customer choice while at the show.

Cheers,
Sean

As Sean said, "there is more in those talented hands." He is now grinding nibs which means, those who want their pens tuned, or have that broad turned into a stub or oblique no longer have to send their pen across the border.

Sean has tamed a couple of my pen nibs and they perform great, so my pens go down the 401 to Kitchener-Waterloo for repair and re-hab.

Close to 2 weeks to go Torontonians and other GTA people,get your cheque book ready for the BIG spend !!!

This will be the first time that I will be attending the Toronto Pen Show. To those who have attended before can you please provide some details regarding the range of exhibitors that have attended this show in the past. I am particularly interested to know whether there are (m)any exhibitors of vintage fountain pens that have or will be attending.

Thanks,

Moravia

Hey Moravia,

I don't know the exact number but I do know that there will be several folks with vintage pens for sale.

Philip

That's great to hear, Seville. Thanks for your response.

I will have a decent selection of Vintage pens as well as some limited editions for sale. There are a couple of others who I know will be bringing vintage pens, penpalace here on FPN is one. Also Lih Tah Wong will be there with a pile of Parker 75's as usual. If Aaron Svabick shows up he has a pile of vintage as well.

As the show is being sponsored this year, I am pretty sure that modern pens will also be well represented. I recall Parker and Waterman being there last year, as well as many modern pens from the Toronto pen stores and a few from Montreal pen shops.

I hope that the fellow with all the paper shows up again, cannot recall his name at the moment.

Cheers,
Sean

I will be sure to stop by your table. Thanks for the information, SMG!

Hi Moravia,

Sorry for the radio silence, to answer your question, there is a strong mixture of new and vintage pens at the Toronto International Pen Show. Parker/Waterman have their own booth to show off pens which can be purchased through Laywines, Sleuth and Statesman and Boutique du Stylo (apologies if I got my french grammer off). As for vintage dealers, Aaron Spivik, Sean Gosse (or new nib grinder), PenPalace(Pearce), Lih Tah Wong and other private dealers will have plenty of vintage pen to choose from. Note Bene from Montreal will be down with stationary from a variety of suppliers and Heinz will be back with a variety of vintage pens and new pen cases.

Also, shortly there will be an exciting announcement for TIPS, look for it here and in the handwriting section of FPN.

OH Bill I am DROOLING cant wait for thqt show to arrive.

Does anyone know if a Nibmaster will be at the show? I have a M-nib on a MB Chopin that i would like tweaked to Fine-Medium tip.

Thanks,
Paco

Not sure I can lay claim to that monkier, but I will be grinding nibs at the show.

Cheers,
Sean

Bill,

Thanks for the information. Looking forward to the show.

Moravia

I will testefy Sean is a great pen tech,many of my pens went through his hands with great satisfaction.

I'll second that. Sean has ground two stubs and tweaked several other nibs for me and he does excellent work. I have to be coy on this, although I have it in writing, but Sean's work is highly regarded by a certain esteemed nibmeister in the USA.

Is there a vendor coming up from The States who would be willing to bring and sell me a few Crane's items? I've fallen in love with a stationary box and a leather journal but Crane's does not ship to Canada. It occurred to me that perhaps there is someone coming to the Toronto show next weekend who would be willing to act as retailer, with usual markup. The box is the one for $125 and the journal is $65. If anyone is interested, pls send me a PM and I'll be more specific.

The problem is that this idea has just come to me and it's getting tight for time. Crane's says 2-6 days for their shipping. This might not be feasible but I'm throwing it out here anyways.

Hi,

Good question, Note Bene sells stationary at our show but I don't know if they are a Crane dealer or not. Now next skill testing question are you flying in or driving down from Montreal? There are a couple of places in Greater Toronto where you can buy it. I can give you directions where to go before you drive back to Montreal.

Contact me backchannel for addresses


Bill

Just a quick note to say that Bill has provided me with some retailers here in Canada where I should be able to order my Crane products. So no need for anyone to smuggle fine stationary across the border for me ;-)

I've never been to a pen show, but I think this might be my first. I am looking for a Waterman Edson FP. Will the Vendors likely have a selection of these and will the prices be competitive with ebay ($300-500)? Thanks