Let's See Your Watermarks

[jbb]

A rather boring one considering the sender. The envelope was conqueror, not sure if the paper matches.

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6494319405_ceb4a1eee7.jpg

Buckingham Palace Watermark by Bigeddie100, on Flickr

 

Edit - spelling

One would expect more in the way of a watermark but how cool that you have that!!!

[jbb]

Nice watermarks dcpritch!

[Bigeddie]

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DMU watermark by Bigeddie100, on Flickr

 

The paper takes ink quite well too

[jbb]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6888876199_d75b80d859_z.jpg

DMU watermark by Bigeddie100, on Flickr

 

The paper takes ink quite well too

Very nice watermark! Is it vintage or new paper?

[pyrguy]

Mmm I had some from my company, and Southworth's 100% cotton.. hmm, thats about it (the ones I actually use).

 

Im curious if theres any manufacturer that could make personalized watermarks for a "cheap" price.

 

They are called watermarks because they are made into the paper while still on the 'wire' and mostly water. Back in the day I was a QC inspector in a paper-mill.

 

We made a watermarked paper for a customer. It was 144 inches wide on the machine and we would usually run several box cars full at a time.

 

Watermarked, custom, and cheep do not mix well in the same sentence.

[Bigeddie]

 

Very nice watermark! Is it vintage or new paper?

 

New paper, the university's current letterhead.

[jbb]

Besides a nice watermark this old paper that I found has a wonderful cloth-like feel and takes fountain pen & dip pen like a dream.

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7393/11255172525_553ed44607_c.jpg

 

 

[fiberdrunk]

In my pre-kid life, I used to make handmade paper. I had my own custom raccoon watermarks with the year (year was changed, well, yearly). These are a couple of my paper moulds with the watermark wire sewn on the moulds. Alas, my paper was a bit too textured for fountain pens. But it was fun designing my own watermark.

 

 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2178/2366689791_c2fac1e6ed_z.jpg

[jbb]

In my pre-kid life, I used to make handmade paper. I had my own custom raccoon watermarks with the year (year was changed, well, yearly). These are a couple of my paper moulds with the watermark wire sewn on the moulds. Alas, my paper was a bit too textured for fountain pens. But it was fun designing my own watermark.

 

 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2178/2366689791_c2fac1e6ed_z.jpg

Wow!!! That is so cool!

[jimescalante]

This may be slightly off topic.

I made of artists making watermarks in hand made paper. It was a one day workshop.

Jim

Edited December 14, 2013 by jimescalante

[fiberdrunk]

This may be slightly off topic.

I made of artists making watermarks in hand made paper. It was a one day workshop.

Jim

 

They had a great idea in that video, by putting the watermark on a second screen. I hand-sewed mine on with fine fishing line... major pain and very tedious! Every time I changed the date on mine I'd grumble about that. Thanks for sharing!

[jimescalante]

Thanks for the comment. While it takes longer to sew it on the screen, using a second screen like they did, slows down the sheet forming process. It is one or the other, ha.

jim

[Bigeddie]

Smythson Watermark by Bigeddie100, on Flickr

 

Smythson laid paper watermark

[GandalfTheGrey]

These are some line watermarked envelopes I picked up in the Paper and Watermark Museum in Fabriano, Italy. They are on 100% cotton handmade paper (I watched them make the paper as part of the museum tour). They have far more impressive "shaded" watermarks, but they were a bit pricy.

[jbb]

Those are amazing GandalfTheGrey! Thanks for posting them.