Pen Collectors of America

Keeping The History of Writing Instruments Alive Through Member Support and Community Education

The PENnant
Summer 2002

 

Vol. XVI, No.2
Summer 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Feature Articles

Pen Show Central

Zen and the Art of the Pen Show
by Sonya & Terry Mawhorter

Chicago Pen Show 2002
by Sandy Andina

Behind the White Dot

A Transition Balance?
by Sherrell Tyree
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Snorkels and PFMs
by Sam Marshall

Sheaffer Balance vs. Balance II
by Tom Rehkopf

My Father's Crest
by Nicolás Parres
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Sheaffer: A Day in the Park
by Dan Reppert

The Sheaffer from Hell
by Ron Dutcher

The Sheaffer Galaxy
by David Isaacson

A Visit with L.E. Waterman
by David Nishimura
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The Place of Pens: Edward Said
by Anna Lawson

In Brief:

Letters to the Editor

Gone to the Last Pen Show

From the Editor
by Rick Propas

Upcoming Pen Shows

Readers' Forum
by David Stewart

Pen Repair Directory

Tech Notes:
by Victor Chen

Repairs and Restorations Q & A
by Frank Dubiel

Local Focus: Israeli Pen Club
by Sally Hinrich

Classifieds