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#31491 Why should I want waterproof ink?

Posted by 93vtQF on 31 December 2013 - 05:08 PM in Miscellanea: Ink, Paper, Calligraphy, Journals, Storage, Turning, etc

welch, on 26 Jul 2013 - 5:24 PM, said:

My Dad laughs about someof the weird things he saw in the navy, including fellow-mechanics who forgot to take fountain pens out of their shirt pockets before climbing into the back seat of a dive bomber -- getting flight time toward flight pay, but landing with a shirt full of ink...ibnk that was tough to wash out.

 

Then there's the U.S. Navy blue nose ceremony, when you cross the arctic circle longitude, in one case onboard a P-3 Orion while chasing Russian subs, they rub indelible blue ink on your nose that never comes off - until it does.

 

John Danza, on 04 Sept 2013 - 11:33 AM, said:

I don't have any waterproof inks. For envelopes, I use regular FP ink and then rub the area with a block of paraffin that I got at the grocery store about 10 years ago. It protects the address perfectly fine. The paraffin comes in a four pack for use in the canning process and after all this time, I'm still only less than half way through the first block. I guess the one box is a lifetime supply.

 

I remember those 4 packs of paraffin from elementary school when we had to bring one in for a project.




#31009 1929-44 Evolution of Pelikan 100

Posted by 93vtQF on 29 December 2013 - 04:18 AM in OTHER EUROPEAN and ASIAN PENS

Nice resource, reference. Thanks.




#30826 Hello

Posted by 93vtQF on 27 December 2013 - 01:48 PM in Say Hello!

david i, on 26 Dec 2013 - 9:01 PM, said:

Oh yeah...

 

DO invite your friends to join us. The more collectors who play, the more likely this board will survive.

 

regards

 

david

 

I'll be sure to do that David.




#30825 Differences between Pelikan 400 from 1950's and Pelikan M400 from 1980's

Posted by 93vtQF on 27 December 2013 - 01:47 PM in OTHER EUROPEAN and ASIAN PENS

Excellent comparison. Thanks for posting that.




#30809 Hello

Posted by 93vtQF on 27 December 2013 - 04:42 AM in Say Hello!

Found my way here from David's post over at FPG, so I know what the focus here is.

 

"collecting... is da thing."

 

Hi everyone.