Let's See Your Watermarks

[Rena]

Thank you Blade Runner and JBB. I don't know that I have the photography technique down for photographing these as well as you both do, but here are two Amalfi watermarks:

 

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/Cankapopa/AmalfiWaterMark1.jpg

 

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/Cankapopa/AmalfiWaterMark2.jpg

[jbb]

I love those Amalfi watermarks. Thanks for posting them Rena. Here's some old Southworth's that has the blue ruling lines sometime printed on typing paper besides a watermark.

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4908440989_9f18369bca_b.jpg

[Blade Runner]

Rena, Nice examples of Amalfi! Thanks for sharing. Watermark factoid - first use of watermarks occured in Italy in late 13th century.

Jbb, Interesting blue lines. Haven't seen that.

Cheers

Edited August 20, 2010 by Blade Runner

[p-zero]

I love seeing all these watermarks!! When is was a kid, I used to save my money to get Hallmark stationery because it used to have watermarks. I always look for the watermark so it is face up when I am writing a letter. Sometimes I trim full sheets of paper to monarch size, but I always make sure i don't cut off any watermarks.

 

Blade Runner--those colored papers with watermarks are beautiful!!!

[Blade Runner]

P,

 

Glad you like them! Here is one you may recognize, Crest Crest recycled 100% cotton. It's similar to the Crane's Crest shown before, but the recycled version uses up to 30% cotton scraps that have been dyed, so the sheet is a bit darker than Crest, and of course the watermark is different. J

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jelb/PAPER/IMG_0219.jpg

[esterbex]

Positively exquisite examples! Thank you soooo much for sharing!

[Blade Runner]

This example isn't so distinct, but here's a Strathmore

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jelb/PAPER/strathmore.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jelb/PAPER/IMG_0224.jpg

[Blade Runner]

A neat pseudo watermark

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jelb/PAPER/IMG_0229.jpg

Edited August 21, 2010 by Blade Runner

[Blade Runner]

I don't know the makes of these two

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jelb/PAPER/IMG_0214.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jelb/PAPER/IMG_0213.jpg

[ehoh]

It's always fun to share watermarks! Some of you have posted some nice watermarks, so here are a couple of mine.

 

From some Waverley stationery (made in Scotland):

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4914522277_576f102315.jpg

 

 

From a stack of vintage Eaton's Corrasable Bond:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4914521699_29e9d12e7c.jpg

[ehoh]

I love seeing all these watermarks!! When is was a kid, I used to save my money to get Hallmark stationery because it used to have watermarks.

 

I had no idea until recently that Hallmark used to have watermarks on their paper. Imagine my surprise when I found this vintage gem with matching envelopes:

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4915127704_29994be891.jpg

[Blade Runner]

Thanks for showing your watermarks Ehoh. I never knew that about Halmark either. Nice color too!

[ehoh]

Here are some more (yes, I had fun photographing all of these, haha):

 

Some vintage Crane's Thesis paper:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4915126036_4415e7e463.jpg

 

 

Hytone vellum stationery with blue and white embossed cameo:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4915126748_374c61bd10.jpg

 

 

Pink Kellogg stationery with matching envelopes:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4915126584_57920bfd04.jpg

[Blade Runner]

These are terrific Ehoh. Is the Crane's Thesis paper old or current? Love that watermark!

[ehoh]

Thanks, Blade Runner! You have great watermarks, too! The Crane's Thesis paper is an older one, but I do have a newer one with a nearly identical watermark. The paper itself has changed, though.

 

From some vintage Eaton's air mail onion skin paper (there are stripes down the side and the words, "Air Mail" on the bottom). The translucence is why it is hard to read:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4915126956_c177bfe8a0.jpg

 

 

This watermark

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4914523497_d31df9c6bc.jpg

 

 

comes from this cameo stationery:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4914523203_b2c8088c97.jpg

[ehoh]

Okay, here are my last couple of watermarks.

 

 

From a random stack of old paper:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4915126230_6361e8c83c.jpg

 

 

And this indistinct one is from a really old box of Crane paper. I saved this one for you, Blade Runner, because I've noticed you are a big fan of Crane & Co. :

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4914523891_8d8488f744.jpg

[Blade Runner]

Thanks Ehoh!! You're right, I'm a big fan of Crane's. You must tell all about that last Cranes And you mentioned Crane's Thesis has changed. Could you elaborate? I also love the blue and red racing stripes on the Eaton Air.

Edited August 23, 2010 by Blade Runner

[ehoh]

Blade Runner, the newer Crane's Thesis paper (it's probably not even the most recent type) is smoother and apparently less FP-friendly than its previous incarnation even though both contain 25% cotton. The really old blue watermark is from Crane's Raveledge Vellum Bluite.

 

Glad you like the stripes on the Eaton's Air Mail paper!

[Blade Runner]

Blade Runner, the newer Crane's Thesis paper (it's probably not even the most recent type) is smoother and apparently less FP-friendly than its previous incarnation even though both contain 25% cotton. The really old blue watermark is from Crane's Raveledge Vellum Bluite.

 

Glad you like the stripes on the Eaton's Air Mail paper!

The current thesis is 100% cotton, 24lb, archival quality, so perhaps you have another version?

[Rena]

Wow, Ehoh, I love that cameo stationery! Nice contributions, all.