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Notgatherox

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Hi all,

 

I've always been a big fan of history and historical memorabilia. Recently, I got interested in acquiring vintage stationery (mostly interested in paper, but I'm open to anything vintage!), but I couldn't seem to find many sources out there (perhaps I'm doing it wrong?)

 

So I thought I'll ask the very knowledgeable crowd out here on where do you go to get vintage stationery, specifically paper? Any stores/seller recommendations? All tips are welcome, I would love to get more vintage stuff :D

 

 

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I would be interested in knowing this, too. Have seen vintage ledger books on a well-know online auction site of uneven reliability, but the books had writing in them. Blank is much more useful! Of course, paper doesn't travel well in time. I assume the functional usability will be an issue. Any conservationists in the group who can advise on porosity of older paper when used with a fountain pen, for instance. Or are we chasing dust?

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How vintage? 1914? 1960?

 

Then how about Etsy? Yard sales, definitely. Church thrift stores used to offer a lot of vintage cards. Vintage paper usually works very well with fountain pens. Even some of the older paper I still have lying around.

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How vintage? 1914? 1960?

 

Then how about Etsy? Yard sales, definitely. Church thrift stores used to offer a lot of vintage cards. Vintage paper usually works very well with fountain pens. Even some of the older paper I still have lying around.

 

Vintage as in, maybe 1880s, 1890s (if it even still exists!) to perhaps the 1980s! Open to all eras, as long as they're FP friendly!

 

Etsy sounds like a good place to check out, will do, thanks!

 

 

 

~Epic

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A sincere man am I
From the land where palm trees grow,
And I want before I die
My soul's verses to bestow.
 
All those moments will be lost in time.
Like tears in rain.
Time to die.

 

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Hi,

 

I acquired most of my olde paper cache from [living] estate sales and some auctions.

 

If something couldn't be put through a home-computer printer likely it was spared, which often included ruled and pre-punched paper. Also some ledgers that had many blank pages, so the binding was cut off, then the loose sheets used for personal correspondence.

 

The print shops, which are often a great source of alt paper, came-up dry. But if I spot an interesting small village print shop, I just might stop by to inquire.

 

Bye,

S1

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I had a cousin who collected such things. It's called Ephemera and they have the odd convention.

I've been trying to convince Disney Consumer Products that there's a market for "Sofia The First" stationery...they're less imaginative than you might think.

 

I also found a large cache of Disney storyboard paper, which I had squirreled away. Surprisingly FP-friendly, so I had it bound into notebooks. You can find the most amazing things in one's closets.

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I guess I am lucky. My Dad spent most of his adult life working in an office equipment/supply. Sometimes back in the early 1960's he brought home several reams of "typing paper", a high quality paper with a high rag content. I still have most of it and use sparingly.

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Jeff

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