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Mine is the least impressive yet! My small collection lives in the desk drawer, but has grown a bit since the photo and will need to migrate soon.

 

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So what are in those little round bottles?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amgroma Near Mint

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I feel like I have no ink at all now that I've scrolled through this thread... :( They're too expensive to buy in full bottles all the time! Here's my humble collection of samples in the pen drawer. Don't envy my homemade foam pen holders too much, :roflmho: http://i.imgur.com/z0ZjQ.jpg

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Wow, I like how you did the swabs on the top, good idea.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amgroma Near Mint

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Wow, I like how you did the swabs on the top, good idea.

 

I'm quite an addict when it comes to testing and recording, so I do that to all the tops of the bottles making it easier to find the right color, then I do thinning and other tests on those little pieces of white paper underneath the Parker 21, and I also write out a sample sentence with each ink and each nib I own in that leather book above the drawer.

 

I think I do it as a psychological response to feeling guilty about not writing with pens as often as I'd like to.

http://i.imgur.com/QWL90tZ.png

20, Cyclist, Fountain Pen collector, Medical Student

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This is how I display mine:

 

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I like this display cabinet with maybe clear glass to show the collection

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing

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I broke down and reorganized the cabinet. (I'd acquired a few new inks and needed to make room).

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2013-01-16-potions-2-500.jpg

 

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow, I like how you did the swabs on the top, good idea.

 

I'm quite an addict when it comes to testing and recording, so I do that to all the tops of the bottles making it easier to find the right color, then I do thinning and other tests on those little pieces of white paper underneath the Parker 21, and I also write out a sample sentence with each ink and each nib I own in that leather book above the drawer.

 

I think I do it as a psychological response to feeling guilty about not writing with pens as often as I'd like to.

 

That's why I paint with my left over ink (after a pen flush).

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amgroma Near Mint

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Wow, I like how you did the swabs on the top, good idea.

 

I'm quite an addict when it comes to testing and recording, so I do that to all the tops of the bottles making it easier to find the right color, then I do thinning and other tests on those little pieces of white paper underneath the Parker 21, and I also write out a sample sentence with each ink and each nib I own in that leather book above the drawer.

 

I think I do it as a psychological response to feeling guilty about not writing with pens as often as I'd like to.

 

That's why I paint with my left over ink (after a pen flush).

 

I'd do that, but then i'll have no ink left in case I ever want to use that sample. :(

 

I only have 3 bottled inks due to thinking it's too expensive to get bottles... but then I spend double the price of a bottle on samples of all sorts. My notebooks have different ink on every other page due to it running out.

http://i.imgur.com/QWL90tZ.png

20, Cyclist, Fountain Pen collector, Medical Student

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i.like.whiskey

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This is how I display mine:

 

Only two or three colors are repeats (2 bottles of each). The rest are unique colors.

 

I'm not sure you have enough... :eureka:

And yes, I know it's bourbon.

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amberleadavis Pen Dust

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This is how I display mine:

 

Only two or three colors are repeats (2 bottles of each). The rest are unique colors.

 

I'm not sure you have enough... :eureka:

 

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is how I display mine:

 

Only two or three colors are repeats (2 bottles of each). The rest are unique colors.

 

I'm not sure you have enough... :eureka:

 

Of course I don't. There is no such thing as too much ink. :P

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Ooh, have you done reviews of those Russian inks?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ooh, have you done reviews of those Russian inks?

Yes, if I have time, I will create a new topic of reviews of my inks and pens and i will inform you.

Write and enjoy the process.

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I broke down and reorganized the cabinet. (I'd acquired a few new inks and needed to make room).

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2013-01-16-potions-2-500.jpg

 

Gorgeous display, Amberlea! I do not yet have that many bottles but what I struggle with is the temperature in my apartment. Rarely is it not too warm! In the winter, the heat is on so high that I have to crack open the windows and in the summer, when I'm not home to turn on the a/c, it is a sauna! I keep my inks in a dark closet, but I would love to display the few I have!

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I broke down and reorganized the cabinet. (I'd acquired a few new inks and needed to make room).

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2013-01-16-potions-2-500.jpg

Pretty soon the books will have to start finding other homes...ask me how I know ;) :embarrassed_smile:

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I broke down and reorganized the cabinet. (I'd acquired a few new inks and needed to make room).

The embosser on the top shelf is a nice touch.

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