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""""I believe the collector has been at this for at least five or six year, maybe more."""

Some folks buy Bentleys. Others buy ink. :yikes:

Nice pens too.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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I have had a bit of a "rough patch," my water heater could not be replaced until yesterday, meaning several days without SHOWER, last evening as I was feeling betetr after the new installation I broke a previously "crowned" tooth, during a simple supper of soup & baguette, Today brought a long awaited Kingdom Note ink, a recent purchase of an ink I had seen in earlier posts here, in my favored ORANGE color, Arancia by Campo Marzio-Roma; AND THIS!

 

The Day............. is SURELY "looking up!"

 

Thank you so very much for sharing your journey with us; I was pleased to see so many treasures that despite being "outside my acquisition," are simply FANTASTIC to see in an individual's collection! I cannot imagine ANYTHING that would have been of greater interest to see; the Vatican, Louvre, Florence's David & all other trips plae in comparison to your allowing us to "tag along" on this visit.

 

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! (This would be like visiting Ms. AmberLea for drinks, Sam Capote for dinner & Saskia Madding for dessert, with Claudi Astoriquiza, White Lotus & Visvimitra, as guest /dinner companions! OR winning a year's exclusive contract for UNLIMITED Atsu Tanaki's services, "all expenses PAID!")

 

You have MORE than brightened my DAY!

 

Glad to have made your day better!

Very nice to see, thanks for posting. But this makes me wonder.

If someone collects ink, do they use it?

Because, if so, once the bottle is empty, it would no longer truly belong in an ink collection.

On the other hand, ink was made for writing. If you don't use it, it's just a fluid, like any other fluid.

Seems like a bit of a dilemma.

This is a good question. As I mentioned, they do keep a few copies for archive/trade/use, and if they used up all the ink in a bottle I think the bottle still has significant historical value - the shape, design and labelling on the bottle can be as important as the ink inside.

 

Some folks buy Bentleys. Others buy ink. :yikes:

Nice pens too.

This is an incredibly apt description.

 

Incredible collection. Turn on subtitles for the YouTube video for added hilarity.

Oh dear, it's like youtube took the google deep dream technology for images and tried to apply them to my voice over...

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WOW, and I thought with my over 300 Bottles of inks I had a lot, + 150 Sample bottles.......I'm a mere minor to this person!, Ha, ha, ha,

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A 10 year old could begin using nothing but this massive collection of ink his entire life, and still not run out, even if he was employed as a writer and lived to be 110! :yikes:

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I've seen museums that are not as well organized or displayed. I'm going to come back daily to drool.

An amateur. Hasn't yet reached the caboose stage. You're still my hero.

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A 10 year old could begin using nothing but this massive collection of ink his entire life, and still not run out, even if he was employed as a writer and lived to be 110! :yikes:

 

I think this collection would keep quite a lot of 10 year olds writing for the rest of their lives. :)

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The still photographs are nice to look at. I'll have to wait till later on to watch the video.

 

I especially like the large bottles in that collection.

 

This is making me start to lust after ink again. I should not be lusting after ink anymore. I am on the wagon.

 

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp360/Ink_Stained_Wretch/Street_cleaning_equipment_St._Louis.png

 

This is the wagon I'm trying to stay on. I'm just reminding myself, in case I should come back to this thread and get all motivated to buy more ink.

 

But I want to try out every ink I see in that huge collection :headsmack: !

On a sacred quest for the perfect blue ink mixture!

ink stained wretch filling inkwell

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This is making me start to lust after ink again. I should not be lusting after ink anymore. I am on the wagon.

 

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp360/Ink_Stained_Wretch/Street_cleaning_equipment_St._Louis.png

 

This is the wagon I'm trying to stay on. I'm just reminding myself, in case I should come back to this thread and get all motivated to buy more ink.

 

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Well, that's a very nice wagon. Maybe you should try filling it with ink. :P

Forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much. - Oscar Wilde.

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This pen is calling my name... and I am not even into Purple..... LOL...

 

http://i.imgur.com/jjpSBUx.jpg

You can have one made pretty easily. It will definitely call out to your wallet though! ;)

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That's a beautiful collection. Thank you for sharing those pictures.

 

I wonder how long it takes to dust all of those bottles and shelves.

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