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Mary
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Mary asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 8 years ago

Where did the ink come from that they used feathers to write with in the old days?

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  • el Águila
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    If I understand correctly, their were two main types of ink back in the day- one was made of soot, glue and water, the other made of ferrous sulfate, gall, gum, and water.

  • doug g
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    The ink well

    Ha Ha

  • Lone Woof
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Probably handed down from what the Monks used for Centuries.

  • Limbo ☠
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Plants and oil mixed

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