Well, yes.. Was just thinking what tomato would use useful for.. Maybe cleaning? Iron gall can be hard to remove if it dries out
Well, yes.. Was just thinking what tomato would use useful for.. Maybe cleaning? Iron gall can be hard to remove if it dries out
I have read that tomato ketchup can be used to remove rust from stainless steel, so the acid in the tomato juice might help with this, but what would the tomato juice do to the ink when you dipped your pen covered with tomato juice back in it? Interesting. Of course, as jbb said, Shakespeare was writing long before dip pens with steel nibs were around. (Funny how I now concentrate on what people are writing with in movies and now actually recognize much of the pen paraphernalia displayed on desks in the "olden day" movies. How perspectives change depending upon what hobby you are currently addicted to!)
Some of you have some really fancy, nice looking inkwells; thank you for sharing photos of them! I only have a couple of inkwells, both made of glass, one is of Victorian made in England, the other is an early 20th century model made in New York:
Victorian era inkwell:
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Frank A. Weeks Mfg. double inkwell:
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The Victorian inkwell sits on my desk; it is filled with water so I can dip a pen nib in it if I have a hard starter. I really need to have fewer pens inked at a time so that none of the nibs have a chance to dry out in between uses but I like seeing the inkwell on my desk and this gives me a good excuse to leave it there!
Holly
Those are some seriously gorgeous inkwells, guys! Thank you for sharing your photos.
It's always fascinating to learn more about what's out there.
Here's my little collection:
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Red stone desk set.
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Glass, brass and soapstone.
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Brass.
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Pewter and glass - I think.
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Royal Copenhagen china. Unfortunately the lids are missing, I'm looking for replacement ones.
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Stained silver.
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Stained silver.
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Stained silver.
I use the little brass set on my desk as a pen tray. I don't dare to put ink in there, since I know myself - and my tendency to be a klutz.
jbb (April 27th, 2013), ThriveToScribe (December 5th, 2015)
Very nice looking inkwells, BikerBabe. I especially like the red stone set.
I may have to take a look at eBay offerings again, though I have no need or room for more inkwells.... I would like to get one with a screw on/sealed lid so that I could actually leave ink in it. Like most of the vintage ones available, mine were all made when dip pens were commonly used and no doubt they were filled up daily - or at least quite frequently - so ink evaporation was not a concern.
Holly
This is a flea market find that I need to find a cork for:
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This is my bunny inkwell for stick ink:
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Another flea market find:
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More often than not, I use the Pelikan TG-1 bottles with the built-in pen rests as inkwells. I quite like them. I only wish they came with amber glass instead of clear.
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Beautiful inkwells, everyone! I've never seen one quite like BikerBabe's red stone set. Gorgeous.
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