Is The Washington Dc 2019 Pen Show Happening?

[Barry Gabay]

Great show! None of the confusion from past years with table assignments . I'm a collector-seller & received my table assignment as soon as I arrived at 11 Friday morning. The main room and smaller room were already about 3/4 filled by that time. Put pens out and made a couple of very quick sales. Talked all afternoon & evening with friendly people in the pen community. Nice dinner in hotel dining room.

 

Saturday was jammed with attendees from mid-morning until early afternoon. Despite the crowd, everyone behaved. Did not leave my table for about 6 hours. Business was steady. Great Indian meal in a restaurant less than 10 minutes drive from hotel.

 

Spent much of Sunday talking with old friends and getting to know some new ones. The most interesting new folks were people I had met through FPN.

 

Everyone I talked with was pleased about the show's organization and the sales/purchases they made. Hotel was very comfortable, restaurant satisfying, and public areas spacious. All in all, it was a fun weekend with my wife in a decent hotel surrounded by friendly people and wonderful fountain pens, inks, & stationery. Show was a pleasure for so many different kinds of people because there were pens from major mfgrs, vintage & current, custom pens turned by the new generation of wizards, lots of repair & adjustment & nib work available, and so many choices in every category.

 

Below are photos of some show highlights for me: new models from Penlux, a Taiwanese company with two very knowledgeable people and their pens at the show, two great old 149s some friends let me test drive, beautiful sterling silver overlays on 149s by the Argentinian silversmith, Ariel Kullock.

 

[Says]

whoa, the overlays look gorgeous!

[FOUR X FOUR]

You're right. You can go Saturday/Sunday and only pay $9.00

 

I'm going Saturday...

 

Erick

Thanx, Langere. I’ve never been to a pen show. I live in Jacksonville Florida and there’s nothing going on in my neck of the woods. I’d be willing to pay 9 dollars for a 1 day pass. I’m wondering what paying 60 dollars would give you? Lately, I’ve heard a lot of negative reviews concerning fountain pen shows.

[Tasmith]

Thanx, Langere. I’ve never been to a pen show. I live in Jacksonville Florida and there’s nothing going on in my neck of the woods. I’d be willing to pay 9 dollars for a 1 day pass. I’m wondering what paying 60 dollars would give you? Lately, I’ve heard a lot of negative reviews concerning fountain pen shows.

The closest shows to you are Atlanta and Miami. I believe the $60 is for a traders pass that lets you in on non-public days (usually the first day) in addition to public days.