Our May Meeting was held last night (May 19th) at 7:00 pm. It was a very interesting and informative get together.
Prior to getting started, a few of our members trading pen stories and information ~
Frank talked about the Chicago show that several members attended. Here is a photo of his big find at the show ~ a stunning Sterling Silver 1920s Swan set.
Our theme was writing paper, journals, note pads, and cards. Each member shared their preferences and we learned that there are as many choices as members….
On of our own, Joel , a retired art teacher, was recently selected by Noodlers Ink and Pens (Nathan Tardif) as the winner of the Noodlers Art Contest. He was amazed to find a full array of Noodlers Pens and Ink as a prize! We were fortunate that he brought all of the pens for us to see. Not only all of the colors of the regular Noodlers lines, but several prototypes, pens with 14K nibs, unique nibs, and a few unique filling systems. Here is a photo of his prize pen group.
And, here is the winning print. As you can see, Joel is an extremely talented artist!
Thank you to Frank for the Chicago Report and his newsletter, Joel for the Noodlers Report, and Barry for the interesting theme this month. Don’t forget that next month’s meeting will be on Friday June 15th.
The May meeting is tonight at 7:00 pm. Frank has finished the newsletter and it will be available at the meeting in hard copy. One of the excellent articles is by our own Barry Kiel – On Kicking The Paper Habit. It leads in to our theme on what we write on and in. Bring samples of paper that you use, journals, notebooks, or whatever you favor for your pens.
This month’s meeting was well attended on the 20th. Our topic was ” Your Favorite Nibs”. Here is a photo of some nice vintage pens belonging to Fritz, which he discussed. Everyone chipped in with some very interesting stories of pens they enjoy writing with and showing examples. Interestingly, Barry suggested a related topic for next months meeting – materials that we enjoy writing on. Thank you Barry, and we look forward to this topic in May.
Mike Carter, our resident pen restorer, and owner of Fountain Pen Recycler, spoke and demonstrated on repairing a Mont Blanc Safety Pen. Here are two photos of his talk, which provided a lot of information on these vintage Mont Blancs.
Finally, on the humorous side, Neil (our Treasurer) shared the new spelling of our Club (according to our Bank’s check writing software) ~
At least Northern was spelled correctly!
This month’s meeting is tomorrow night at the Bank at 7:00 pm. The theme is ” My Favorite Nibs – And Why “. Bring examples of your favorite nibs, or tell a story of one that you remember using.
Frank will have copies of his newsletter available at the meeting! See you there…..
Cliff Lawrence, Pen Fanciers, and Blue Parkers !
The March meeting was on March 16. Fritz put together a very comprehensive and entertaining talk and PowerPoint presentation on Cliff Lawrence and his extremely important contributions and place in the hobby of Fountain Pen Collecting and Repair.
We then were treated to show and tell of many member’s collections of Blue Parker Pens and Sets, thanks to this months host, Teresa. Here are a few samples. Thank you to all who participated!
This month’s Newsletter, thank you to Frank Crescioni, is hot off the presses. Please pick up a fresh copy tomorrow evening!
Don’t forget our March meeting is tomorrow night at 7:00 at the Bank.
The meeting hostess is Teresa Shaw and the theme is Blue Parker Pen & Pencils Sets. Also, Fritz will give a presentation on Cliff Lawrence and Pen Fanciers. Bring along any and all examples of both topics!
Ice, snow, rain today – a good time to catch up on a few future meeting program notes ~
1- Fritz will discuss Pen Fanciers Magazines at our March 16th Meeting.
2- Mike Carter will talk about Montblanc repair techniques and his tools for doing the work. This will be our April Meeting. Please bring Montblanc items to this meeting.
3- Anthony Scott will bring his engineering drawings on pens for our July 20th Meeting.
Stay tuned for further announcements about upcoming meetings!
The February Meeting, held on the 17th, centered around English Pens. We also enjoyed the newsletter and Jim showed a couple of traveling desks that he found this month, related to the lead story.
Below are several photos of member collections of English Pens that were shared ~
Our February Meeting is scheduled for this Friday (the 17th) at 7:00pm. The theme for the Meeting is “English Pens”.
Please bring any and all English Pens and Ephemera.
Frank has put out another stellar Newsletter this month. A digital copy follows here, and the real thing will be available at the meeting. A great article on Desk Boxes is the highlight.
