Once again, we stumbled on a gem of a barn find: VINTAGE BLOTTER PAPER! Seriously, Bob went to look for some printing equpiment out in the country and as they were talking, the gentleman mentioned he had some blotter stock and would we be interested in it? Um, yes. And so a deal was struck,…
I just wanted to provide a little update on the current Col-o-ring Ink Testing Book chipboard covers. Chipboard, by its nature, is a recycled material often used for backing boards, filler, dividers in shipping, etc. In that regard it’s a lot like corrugated cardboard. As a result of being a recycled material, the color can…
Sometimes I get goofy ideas like “What if I shrunk all the ink bottle stamps and sold them as a set?” Is it a well-thought-out, market researched idea or is it just that I thought it might be cool? Much more the latter. So, I did it. I have just made a few sets because,…
We are making so many new things right now for the shop. Not all of them are ready yet but some things are en route, some are well into production and others are at the tips of our fingers but we have been so busy packing orders that we haven’t had a chance to put…
On the subject of stickers, we have new stickers available in our shop. First, label those Pen Flush containers with our new Pen Flush stickers. Packs of 3 are available for $2.50! Next, we have our Col-o-ring Love Sticker Pack.We include free stickers with every order from our shop but many folks have asked for…
It took a bit of time to get it all uploaded and updated but I wanted to share our new products that we shared at the San Francisco Pen Show. First, we launched three new notecards ($3 each) from vintage advertising cuts that were on loan to us from John Hinkle. John collects vintage ink bottles…
After a long hard journey, the Col-o-dex Rotary Cards ($15) and Tab Accessory Packs ($5) are finally available in the shop. It took many dies (the metal forms that cut out the shapes), a long wait for paper and long nights collating and bagging but they are finally ready to deliver. Our retailers both in the US…
