As time passes, habits change and technology advances; and these bottles of ink shown here are not often sought after items on 
store shelves anymore. When first being introduced to handwriting with pen and ink, an ink blotter was often a student's best friend. And if I had of had an option to choosing my own
ink colour I think it would have been Tropic Green which would have caught my eye, however Washable Blue would probably have been the desired choice of parents. These bottles of ink shown here represent a variety of choices and colours; one of which I find quite surprising is Perma -nent Brown. However, my memories and the use of pen and ink are very faint for before I had been in school for very long the cartridge pen and ball point pens were introduced, and the demand for bottles of ink was in a decline..
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24 comments:
This is fascinating! Is this your own collection? What an array of colors! I loved all those pens you showed earlier. My main memory of ink is my dad's drafting pens....which he tried to teach me to use and which I was not too handy with. I guess I always used ballpoints. I still prefer a pen to a pencil and I always use pens for everything. I use permanant ink pens on my quilts sometimes...especially on labels.
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These bottles of ink and the Fountain Pens posted earlier for 'F', are all part of my husband's collection. Glad that you enjoy them; I am always fascinated with coloured inks and markers and crayons too.
What a fascinating collection! I used a scratchy simple pen through the sixth grade, at which time my father gave me a fountain with squared-off ends and a tank that needed frequent filling from those same ink bottles. And, in either case, the choice was washable blue.
That's very good. I gave all mine to my sons. There must have been twenty pots.
Intriguing collection of inks. I learned how to write using a nib pen and ink - way back when! lol
What a lovely thing to collect. Interesting and imaginative post.
Wow! Why didn't I think of INK? My drawing board is right behind the computer and I use ink to make my entries! Next time. . .
There is still a lot of great inks available and pens to go with them! Some of the pens are quite pricey, though!
Terrific ink bottles with so many colors. We were on the same wave length with our posts. I posted about ink too.
I love to write with a fountain pen and old fashioned ink - it can be messy when trying to fill your pen with ink - lots of kitchen roll required !
Oh this is a wonderful and neat collection of inks... I love to do calligraphy so ink is a necessity for me... nice post!
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These photos are very beautiful and their composition is really perfect. I remember that when I taught for the first time my pupils used pens and ink, with all little accidents like ink on clothes and pens that were broken. Lateron they were allowed to use biros.
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I'm Aya!
I really like your ink collections!
They have really good design!
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I still remember of this small bottles but I have none. You have a big collection of them.
Great idea!
A great collection you have there. I remember the phases too; nib and ink, fountain pen, ball point pen, back to nib and ink for mapping and again when I tried calligraphy.
I owned a bottle of Tropic Green... and I learned to write very carefully because being left handed meant I could and often did smear what I had just written
Thanks for your nice comments on my Photoshopped swans
:-Daryl
This post and the photos of ink bottles have brought back many memories of grade school and learning to write.
Great idea for the letter I.
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What a fascinating Blog, all the colors and inks this is stunning.
Thank for you comments on my "I" blog
great post for the "I"
I used to like Permanent Black
I must get my fountain pen out again and Be Different!
I love using a fountain pen, always makes me write the neatest I can!
Great INVENTIVE post! LOL!
lovely, writing with pen and ink, and books are my favourites... lovely post
How lovely to have all those inks, when we were at school we had to learn to write with pen and ink, I can still remember the smell of the ink.
What a wonderful collection Ann. I loved writing with cartridge and fountain pens although my penmanship is in need of HELP!!! LOL.
Great post. G
Ann: He has a wonderful collection! You mentioned crayons...when Crayola retired some colors and brought out new ones, I thought a plastic boxed set with all of them. I was determined not to use them (but since have in desperation for a crayon). Nostalgia turns us all into collectors of something.
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