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Michael McNeil
January 10th, 2014, 03:16 AM
Hi all,

It’s official, The 2nd Annual Northwest Pen Round-Up! will be held on
Saturday July 12th, 2014, at the Lucky Labrador in Portland, Oregon,
from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. It is the same weekend as the largest
antique show in the Northwest, the Christine Palmer Antique Show.

We had quite a turnout last year. We hope to make this event even
bigger this year. There were people there from B.C., Washington state, Oregon,
California, Wisconsin, Iowa, and possibly from states that I was not
aware of. There were plenty of fountain pens, mechanical pencils, desk
top items, to typewriters and cameras. There was plenty
of commerce in writing instruments and plenty to buy, sell, trade,
admire, learn about and discuss.

All pen collectors and users are invited, wherever you are. We do not
limit this event to just people from the Northwest or the West Coast.

Admission is free. We only charge a nominal fee for vendors who want
to set up. If you would like table space, please contact us early, as
space is very limited.

If you would like to reserve table space please contact Stuart
Hawkinson or me Michael McNeil.

s.hawkinson@comcast.net

michael@northwestpenworks.com

The address for the Lucky Labrador Brewing Co. is 1945 N.W. Quimby
Street, Portland Oregon, U.S.A. The Lucky Lab offers very reasonably
priced food and libations in a converted industrial space, near
downtown Portland with easy freeway access.

Anyone coming should consider taking in the Christine Palmer Antique
Show, at the Expo Center. It is the oldest and largest antique show in
the Northwest. Early admission to the antique show is Friday and the
show is Saturday and Sunday. The Summer show is the largest of their
shows and has many booths indoor and outdoor. The weather in Portland
is usually very mild compared to the rest of the country in the
Summer. There are lots of things to do in Portland and it is often
voted one of the more livable cities in the country.
http://christinepalmer.net/

A couple of photos from the 2013 N.W. Pen Round-Up!

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/Pen%20Round-Up%202013/PenRoundUpMR12B_zps003e50b0.jpg

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/MacPenz/Pen%20Round-Up%202013/PenRoundUpJG2B_zpsb03c5ec8.jpg

tandaina
February 20th, 2014, 04:48 PM
Yay! I'll be in Seattle by then. On my calendar, will be there!

DrChumley
February 20th, 2014, 05:38 PM
I'm hoping to make it this year too. It'll be my first pen show-like experience. :)

Michael McNeil
February 26th, 2014, 08:23 PM
bump!

TonicLime
March 10th, 2014, 10:07 PM
What! I am so there. SO happy to see there is a show in this area. I am looking forward to it. I just added it to my calendar!

Michael McNeil
May 26th, 2014, 08:59 PM
The event be here soon! Hope to see you there!

Michael

DrChumley
May 26th, 2014, 10:52 PM
Well, guys and gals, I'm going to have to bow out of attending this year's round-up (which really bums me out). But my 86-year-old grandma is flying from Indiana to Utah to visit all the grandbabies and great-grandbabies, and that takes priority. (Plus, I sent her my old Edison Beaumont a couple of months ago, and I have to show her how to use it...I just love that my grandma is still so into trying new things!)

Hopefully next year, I'll be able to come. I really was planning on coming this year.

SAK
June 21st, 2014, 09:51 PM
Thanks for posting! This will be my first attendance at a pen show. Right here in town! See you there!

tandaina
July 8th, 2014, 08:29 PM
So I've got a number of pens I'd like to sell, like 6. Not enough to buy vendor space. No idea if selling just a few pens is OK, or if trades happen? What's the protocol.