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OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE NEW ENGLAND PEN SHOW
The 23rd Annual New England Pen Show
Sunday, May 16, 2010
10 am to 4 pm
Admission $6
EARLY BUYING
Saturday, May 15, 2010
9 am to 5 pm
Admission $15
Somerville Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street,
Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
directions
and hotel information
617-628-1000
show info
and exhibitor info
Rob Morrison robmorrison@charter.net,
828-298-0331
Free bottle of
Noodler's ink
to the first 200 attendees for Sunday's show
1-ounce bottle of Special Edition 'Boston Brahmin Black'
Created especially for the New England Pen Show
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  Noodler's
Fountain Pens -- Photos!
Here are photos of Nathan
Tardif's new Noodler's fountain pens. The first are the (relatively) more
expensive Ebonite pens, which come in two colors. They're aerometric fillers,
slipcap. They come with steel nibs and with gold nibs, and will have special
show prices of only $65-85. The second are the colorful Vegetal Resin pens. They
have ebonite feeds, an easy-maintenance piston filling system, and iridium
tipped steel nibs. The size is such that they can accept your favorite 1920s
No.-2-size nib as well. The price of these pens is an amazing $12.
Thanks to Exaclair,
Distributors of Rhodia and Clairefontaine pads, and Herbin ink
...who have provided a
charming selection of paper and inks for you to test pens with. Check out Rob
Morrison's table for these items. These are excellent papers for fountain pens.
I always use Rhodia paper for writing samples, because of its excellent
anti-feathering qualities, smoothness, and the overall accuracy with which it
shows how a pen will write. Its newest product is the 'dotPad', which merely
suggests graph paper, using dots rather than lines. It's cool!
Noodler's Fountain Pens to
Debut at New England Pen Show
Nathan Tardif has been busy. He's famous for Noodler's inks, but how he's
extended his commitment to pleasant, economical, old-fashioned writing one more
step -- to the pens themselves. At this year's Sunday main show, Nathan will
reveal for the first time his new line of fountain pens. There will be four
types: a piston filler with a steel nib (iridium tipped, of course), an
aerometric-filling ebonite with a steel nib, an ebonite pen with a 14k nib, and
a demonstrator. The pens will start at the bargain price of $12. That's right, a
high quality iridium-nibbed fountain pen for twelve bucks. The most expensive
pens, the the ebonite slipcap aerometric filler with a gold nib, will be sold
for special extra-low NE Pen Show prices. Nathan is saying they'll be $65-$85 at
the show. Look for FLEXIBLE nibs, and even a MUSIC nib! The MSRP for later sales
is yet to be determined, and could be hundreds more. So come to the show
and get a bargain.
 PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST
-- Win a Noodler's Fountain Pen!
What in the world is happening here? Write the best caption for the photo
at left (click to enlarge), and win one of Nathan Tardif's new Noodler's fountain pens.
Noodler's pens are new, and are being introduced at the 2010 New England Pen Show.
Check back here for more details and specs. Sid Falthzik's
2009 photo shows a pen show attendee with Boston-area pen maven and pen show exhibitor Jeff Krasner.
In the middle, in the background, is Noodler's Nathan Tardif himself. Email your
photo caption idea to me at robmorrison@charter.net. Enter by midnight on Sunday May 9.
The best caption picked by our judges will win a Noodler's Ink fountain pen.
New $15 Saturday Early Buying---Join the dealers where they do
their shopping!
The show has always been open to the public on Sunday for the normal admission price, but it has also always had an informal preview day
on Saturday, where the only people allowed were exhibitors, and collectors who'd paid a whopping $50 to be weekend traders.
Why was it worth so much? Because Saturday was when you might find a rare item
or a bargain, and it's the day when the dealers troll the tables for items that
they can buy at a good price and sell to the public. Last year we reduced the
admission for the Saturday preview to $15---and we'll be doing it again this
year. So if you're serious enough to pay a little more for an earlier shot at the
bargains, or if you can't make it on Sunday, you might consider coming to the preview. Things to keep in mind: on Saturday, dealers
can come and go as they please; there are no assigned seats, and they don't have to remain set up all day. So you may not see your
favorite dealer at any particular time. Their displays may be smaller, since the show has less square footage for Saturday.
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SCHEDULE
Pre-Show:
Friday, May 14, 2010 (Exhibitors and Weekend Traders only---registration
available at the door)
12:00-5 pm
Trading area open (small meeting room). Meeting room TBA
5:00 pm
Welcome beer and snacks.
Rob's
suite
Early Buying: Saturday,
May 15, 2010
9:00 am-5 pm
Trading area open. Exhibitors may use ½ table for every
table they have for the show. Ballroom
The Public Show, Sunday, May 16, 2010
8:00 am-10 am Dealer setup.
Exhibitors and Weekend Traders only. Ballroom
10:00 am-4 pm
New
England Pen Show
open to
the public $6 admission.
Ballroom
     
Photos Sid Falthzik
Seller Updates -- who's coming
this year:
(as of Wednesday, May 12)
Richard Vacca
Richard Binder
Gary Lehrer
Richard Kleinhenz
Lindsay Rand
Andy Beliveau
Klaus Thalinger
Deb Peck
Hirsch Davis
Jeff Krasner
Nathan Tardif
Terry Brack
Mike Bloom
Alan Hirsch
Roger Cromwell, Penopoly
Jim Dolive, Total Office Products
Steve & Maryann Zucker
Bob Nurin
Jonathan Steinberg
Susan Wirth
Paul Erano
Leonard Finkel
Terry Mawhorter
Rob Morrison
Pier Gustafson
David Isaacson
Exhibitor profiles
 GoPens.com "go"-ing to the New England Pen Show
Gary and Myrna Lehrer were among the first wave of collectors to discover the world of vintage fountain pens, and since becoming full fledged
dealers they've continued to lead. First with a print catalogue, then moving to the web with their quarterly www.gopens.com sales, their offerings
have always been of excellent quality and startling breadth. To visit their table is to take a short course in pen history: every major maker
is represented, most major models, and some exotic items you may only have heard about but never seen. Except where a pen's rarity warrants the
presence of a lesser example, they're all pristine, and they're all working and ready to write. I personally have been amazed at the variety of
rare vintage Montblancs, Pelikans and Soenneckens the Lehrers have managed to find in the last few years. But it's the completeness of their
stock that's remarkable. If you're looking for something in particular---if you've decided to finally spring for a mandarin Duofold, or if you've
been bitten by the Sheaffer Carmine Red bug---check the Lehrers' table. 
Richard Kleinhenz's creations return
Rich is the proprietor of Wappingers WoodWorking, and he'll be with us again with his beautifully hand-wrought fountain pens, rollerballs
and ballpoints. Using ingenious combinations of rare and exotic woods, he makes all his writing instruments on his lathe, one at a time,
with no mechanised duplicating equipment. Each one is therefore slightly different from every other, even if it's the same model.
In addition to the fancy wood used in the caps and barrels, he's very careful about the metal trim parts, employing the most attractive
and durable plating materials and methods, so that his creations can give years of use. Shown here, the Statesman Junior 'Piano' pen,
in African blackwood with inlaid holly wood. You can also visit him at
www.beautifulhandmadepens.com.
 Nathan Tardif and more
ink than you've ever seen -- and now fountain pens too!
Noodler's Nathan Tardif will be back this year with a huge
selection of his amazing inks -- lots of fun varieties you can't find anywhere
else, and big bottles, too big for retailers to stock. It'll be ink heaven! No
gallons this year, alas -- the huge bottles are more than the suspension of
Nathan's Toyota Yaris can handle.
But the big news is that Noodler's
is introducing its own fountain pens! Exclusive to the New England
Pen Show, Nathan will be selling the new Noodler's pens for the first time right
here, at Sunday's show. Details elsewhere on this page, but be assured that
Nathan's commitment to economical, functional writing instruments will be
properly represented in these pens. And, as he did last year, Nathan has made up
a batch of special Boston Brahmin Black in commemorative bottles which we'll
give away to the first 200 paying attendees at the show on Sunday. So show up
early!
Dealer Spotlight: Andy Beliveau
Andy Beliveau, Milton resident and long-time pen collector, has been displaying at the show practically from the beginning, and
many will recognize him. What you may not know is that Andy's career has been largely as a research chemist, specializing in
polymer engineering and polymer chemistry. I don't know what that means exactly, but it reminds me of a word I do know---plastic.
And it's true, Andy is something of an expert in those materials that are near and dear to the hearts of vintage pen collectors,
celluloid and hard rubber. And in recent years Andy has branched out into another important pen
area---silversmithing. He has done everything from repairing vintage sterling overlays to creating complete
accommodation pen clips to be added to vintage clipless pens. Andy will be offering his inventory of delightful vintage writing instruments, some sporting additions and modifications in his own distinctive
silver work.
See Rob Morrison in Stylus
magazine
     
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