i made it! thank you to everyone who has been encouraging me on this journey :)
used the diamine autumn oak ink for this. isn't it pretty?
bonus closeups
this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april, now concluded
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I got one more Esterbrook J, and this one is black.
And also quite possibly stolen from someone's place of work.
If you're wondering what the imprint means, Bell System was an American telecom monopoly. They basically owned the entire phone system in the USA from 1899 to 1982, when the federal government forced them to split up. To this day you can find signs like these in older neighborhoods:
I shudder to think what things would be like now if they hadn't been split up.
The Bell branding on this pen is noticeably deeper than that of the Esterbrook imprint. Seems, I dunno, symbolic?
Anyway, it's a good pen, and I delighted in filling it with ink that would have been Improper in its former office days.
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Fountain pens were extremely illegal in the UK.
It was something to do with 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖓𝖙.
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FOUNTAIN PENS!
Found a jewelry box at antique store… perfect for my pens and inks. Not all of which are pictured. Obviously.
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Fishuary day 1: shark
From @fish-daily ‘s fishuary prompts
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Buncha inky caracals from today (+ rat)
Finally finished this sketchbook after many years !! Already bought a replacement a while ago tho so the excitement of buying a new one is already done y_y
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** I got a fountain pen and a couple of custom-made notebooks for Christmas, so I thought I'd give you a handwritten story, as a treat.
(It's been ages since I last used a fountain pen, or handwrote something with the aim that it should be legible to anyone but myself.)
I hope you have an enjoyable festive period. **
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Matcha tea dragon for #inktober2023
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