The 2012 DC SuperShow continued for day two of Fountain Pen Frenzy.

8:00am
Stephen and Eric once again enjoy breakfast in the Executive Lounge, feasting upon such diverse sustenance as oatmeal muffins and bagels with orange marmalade. The entire Edelberg crew is also in attendance.

9:00am
An ocean of vendors is hurriedly setting up shop in the ballrooms and foyer. A freshly shaven Brian Gray, once again looking boyish, calmly unpacks his trove.

10:00am
Tempting fate, Jasmine the white poodlish pup, spends a few harrowing moments very near the Ink Testing Station.

Jasmine the Poodlish Pup

11:00am
Gerry Berg demonstrates plunger-filler perfection, captured on video:

Noon
At Miroslav Tischler‘s table, Eric finds and purchases a beautiful Pelikan 400NN in Tortoise Brown with a Fine and Flexy nib (first tortoise brown on left):

Pelikan Tray

1:00pm
Ernest Shin of Hakumin Urushi Kobo unveils surprises that captivate and awe. Details coming at a later date. Bryant Greer of Pentime presents the entire Delta Momo Design Fountain Pen Family, which includes the new – and exclusive to Pentime – Stealth version.

Delta MOMO Family

2:00pm
Stephen Brown proudly purchases his first TWSBI Micarta. Elation ensues. The crowd goes wild. The nib is dry.

3:00pm
Mike Masuyama expertly tunes Stephen’s Micarta. The nib and flow are now perfect.

4:00pm
Eric and Stephen join FPGeeks fans Greg and Tim for refreshments. A fun idea for an FPGeeks September contest is hatched.

6:00pm
Stephen makes use of ReDuRan “special hand cleanser for dyestuff contamination” (in this case, ink):

Doc Brown Cleaning Hands

7:00pm
Stephen and Eric join Brian and Lisa Anderson, Judy, and Bryan for dinner. Plan for taking over world finalized.


Saturday promises to deliver frenzy and madness in abundance. Stay tuned to Fountain Pen Geeks for all the latest news, information and gossip via FPGeeks.com, Twitter, and Facebook.

See also: DC Pen Show Gallery for Friday


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  • Maja

    The comment about Jasmine the little white dog tempting fate by being near the Ink Testing Station cracked me up.
    Congrats on finding some of the pens on your wish list already, and many thanks for the reports and photos! Those of us who couldn’t make it to the DC Supershow appreciate it :)

  • dgator

    Eric, thanks for posting the report. Your new Pelikan looks fantastic.

  • Tamara

    Where can we get that ‘special hand cleanser for dyestuff contamination?’ I had a leaking P51 yesterday!

  • controlsfreak

    I believe Gerry Berg’s demo pen is a W.A.S.P. But, that is probably somewhat semantic.

    He did show me a similar Sheaffer plunger demonstrator but said that was rather rare and he keeps it stashed away in a personal pen case.

  • Halidak

    Ahhh…Those 400NNs. Beautiful !!!
    Congratulations Eric.

  • David

    Sigh, another TWSBI with a bum nib.

  • Greg Minuskin

    I have fingers that are totally stained right now!