Old Typewriter Paper & Watermark

[jbb]

I found this box of old Sphinx typewriter paper recently. It's a 20 lb. bond (not an onionskin as I'd originally hoped) with the watermark Old Badger Bond -- Rag Content -- A Masterline Paper. It's nice for fountain pens but exceptionally nice for flexy dip pens as it allows me to get very fine lines in my line variation. I think that is the quality I most look for in dip pen paper and find often in older paper. Of course I like the box art too.

 

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[dgturner]

Very nice looking!

 

I do remember that the bond paper from years ago seemed to be thicker and higher quality than the bond paper made today.

[jbb]

Very nice looking!

 

I do remember that the bond paper from years ago seemed to be thicker and higher quality than the bond paper made today.

These older bond papers seem to lack some modern coating (?????) that makes them take the ink better -- at least where very fine lines are concerned.

[Enai]

That is one cool retro-looking box.

[LDB415]

Very cool. Where did you find it?

[jbb]

Very cool. Where did you find it?

Ebay. (I didn't get it cheap but I thought it might be very cool. )

[ehoh]

Very nice ebay find! I love that it is both typewriter and manifold paper! I have a newer (I think) box of the Sphinx onion skin.

[jbb]

Very nice ebay find! I love that it is both typewriter and manifold paper! I have a newer (I think) box of the Sphinx onion skin.

As far as I can tell there is only one type of paper in the box but they refered to it as both typewriter and manifold. I had always thought manifold was of a lesser or lighter quality. Does anyone know?