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Sunday, September 25th, 2015! Doors open to the public from 9.00 am – 5.00 pm - Free parking!

Holiday Inn Bunker Hill
Union Square ballroom
30 Washington Street
Somerville, MA

Conveniently located approximately a half-mile walk from the Sullivan Square MBTA station (Orange Line).

Vintage and Modern pens for all budgets, paper, ink, journals, supplies, refills, on-site repair and nib tuning, and lots more — all for a low, low admission fee.

For more information: http://commonwealthpenshow.com/

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I had a good time at Commonwealth last year, but this year I have a family thing and can't make it up there. Hopefully it will build (it was very small -- especially for someone whose first show was DCSS :o), but if you can make it it's a nice intro show. I got the three LE Noodler's inks, complete with my choice of caps for the accompanying Charlie pens. And Jim Baer (IIRC) very kindly got the Skyline cap off the Sheaffer Balance Oversize that we think had belonged to my husband's grandfather (the Skyline cap was from his mom's pen -- I'm hoping that someday the rest of that pen might show up in a box...).

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I really liked the Commonwealth Pen Show being a week before the Dallas Pen Show last year. That way we managed to get a little bit of "trickle down" of the Noodler's exclusive inks. I managed to get two out of three of them (sadly, the green did not make it to Dallas). This year, they are the same weekend. Oh, well - you can't have everything go your way!

 

Enjoy the pen show, folks!

Current Daily Carry: Pilot Custom 743 with 14k Posting nib (Sailor Kiwa-Guro), Sailor 1911L Realo Champagne with 21k Extra Fine nib (Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu). Platinum Century 3776 Bourgogne (Diamine Syrah), Nakaya Portable Writer Midori with 14k Extra Extra Fine nib (Lamy Peridot), Pilot Vanishing Point Stealth Black with Extra Fine nib unit (Pilot Blue Black), a dozen Nockco DotDash index cards of various sizes and a Traveler's Notebook.

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Any ideas if there will be more exclusives from Noodlers' this year???

 

Any one would be so kind to pick me a bottle? (bottles if there are more than one) :D :D

 

 

 

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I'm not interested in more LE Noodler's inks so much as keeping my fingers crossed on more colors of ebonite Konrads at some point. The colors of the acrylic ones just don't wow me, for the most part; the first batch of ebonite Neponsets had some great colors, but the pens were just a bit too large for me.

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I'll be there! Nice show--I've been the last 2 years.

Last year I bought the 3 Noodler's inks, but I'm not crazy about them. Anybody want them? Barely any ink used. I'll bring them if anyone wants them.

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I'll be there! Nice show--I've been the last 2 years.

Last year I bought the 3 Noodler's inks, but I'm not crazy about them. Anybody want them? Barely any ink used. I'll bring them if anyone wants them.

 

I was able to get them last year too (friend pick them up for me). If you are going this year.. and **IF** there is any Noodlers exclusives, would you mind picking one for me (if multiples... one of each)?.. Pretty Please?... I can pay via PayPal. :happy: :happy:

 

 

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Last year's Commonwealth was my first pen show. It was a great introduction. Found people very friendly. Got a nib worked on by Richard Binder, picked up new Noodlers pen and ink, had a chance to start learning about vintage pens and picked one up. Looking forward to attending again next month.

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I'll be there! Nice show--I've been the last 2 years.

Last year I bought the 3 Noodler's inks, but I'm not crazy about them. Anybody want them? Barely any ink used. I'll bring them if anyone wants them.

 

If I were there, I would gladly take the Plymouth Wilderness (the green one) ink off your hands. I will be at the Dallas Pen Show, though, so I will not be able to do so. Too bad!

Current Daily Carry: Pilot Custom 743 with 14k Posting nib (Sailor Kiwa-Guro), Sailor 1911L Realo Champagne with 21k Extra Fine nib (Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu). Platinum Century 3776 Bourgogne (Diamine Syrah), Nakaya Portable Writer Midori with 14k Extra Extra Fine nib (Lamy Peridot), Pilot Vanishing Point Stealth Black with Extra Fine nib unit (Pilot Blue Black), a dozen Nockco DotDash index cards of various sizes and a Traveler's Notebook.

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I'll be there. Hoping to get a few pens I've been after for a while, including a W-E Doric. Looking forward to it.

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For anyone who likes jazz that has free time the day before, the annual Beantown Jazz Festival is going on...and it's free!

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I'll be there! Nice show--I've been the last 2 years.

Last year I bought the 3 Noodler's inks, but I'm not crazy about them. Anybody want them? Barely any ink used. I'll bring them if anyone wants them.

 

Yes Yes, please. I am totally in love with Wilderness Green. I'll gladly take them all.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Yes Yes, please. I am totally in love with Wilderness Green. I'll gladly take them all.

 

Amberlea---Message sent

 

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WOOHOO!!!... :D :D

 

If you hear of any special inks, let me know in case I miss it.

 

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