London Pen Show - July 25th

[MarcoA63]

Who went ? How was it ? What did you buy ? Thank you :-)

[cougarking]

Following this thread as interested in visiting a show, but does seem to have had much footfall!

[Karmachanic]

https://ukfountainpens.com/2021/07/26/pen-shows-are-back-and-better-than-ever/

[silverlifter]

Penultimate Dave has a four part video of it. Three have been published so far:

 

1. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gmOgAruPRh0
2. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=_qhckxwoiiw
3. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=1_JM-m3FjS8

They run around 15-20 minutes each...

[TheRedBeard]

The Show was really not bad in spite of the post-lockdown limitations and absence of overseas exhibitors. 

New venue is really nice, too. 

 

While I did not find what I was looking for, I met three nice guys with brilliant collections and expertise in Parker pens, who might be able to source the pens I need. 

 

So, I am quite happy and looking forward to visiting the Autumn Show in October. 

[MarcoA63]

Thank you folks!!! So October sould be even better!! Cheers

[CraigN]

Hi All!

 

I appreciate the videos posted by Penultimate Dave.  There hasn't been much mention here regarding the recent U.S. pen shows, so I've been curious how they went.

 

For those of you who attended the London show, was the aisle spacing shown in the videos typical for past shows?  There seemed to be lots of room to maneuver.   I will attend the DC Supershow next weekend and have memories of tight aisles and traffic choke points from previous years.

 

Thank you to all who share pen show memories.

 

Regards,

Craig

[eciton]

The UKfountainpens.com report linked above (thanks!) is mine. @CraigN the aisle spacing was MUCH MUCH wider than in previous shows. You can check on my site for writeups from at least two previous years of the London show and you can see how crammed in it was.

[CraigN]

Anthony,

 

I read your write-up but neglected to thank you.  It was excellent.  It must have been nice to build your own Kaweco pen and I like your color choices.

 

Thank you (belated but sincere).

 

Craig

[sandy101]

The spacing was a lot tighter in previous shows. The show was held at a different venue, where the room was smaller.

[CraigN]

sandy101,

 

I am glad you had the extra space.  I noted the mask use by attendees as well.  We briefly removed our masks but are getting back into the habit.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show.  We last attended the 2019 Baltimore Pen show and have missed seeing lots of pens in one location.

 

Craig

[peterg]

The video apprears to have been taken during the preview period. It got a lot busier after 10.00. Few foreign sellers were there for obvious reasons. Overall a pleasant but wallet lightening experience.