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PROPS: Ink and Quill
« on: Feb 10, 2017, 02:51 pm »
Hey Everyone,

We're currently doing a show set in 1840's England that involves quite a bit of writing on stage. The front row of the audience is going to be within 10 ft of the stage and raked up. We are looking for a solution to writing with a quill and ink that the actors can work with, but that won't spill or stain their costumes.

Does anyone have any thoughts or solutions for this that they have used?
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Re: PROPS: Ink and Quill
« Reply #1 on: Feb 10, 2017, 06:22 pm »
We put a normal pen into the quill of the feather . . . worked great.
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Re: PROPS: Ink and Quill
« Reply #2 on: Feb 13, 2017, 10:20 am »
Same here: you can even purchase them premade with the pen. If possible, pasting inkwells to the surface is a good idea as well (even if there is no ink in it).
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