{"title":"Ink Samples","description":"\u003cp\u003eInk is impossible to choose from a photo. These are 3ml hand-decanted samples of every bottled fountain pen ink we carry, poured in Brooklyn into little glass vials with screw caps. Enough to fill a converter a couple of times, swatch properly, and live with a color for a week before deciding whether it deserves a full bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStay curious. Keep collecting. Nothing's trash.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sailor-retro-ink-sample-taisho-chic","title":"SAILOR Retro Fountain Pen Ink Sample · Taisho Chic 3ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed for the Taisho era, a brief fifteen years when Japan was busy borrowing from everywhere at once. Taisho Chic is the ink that captures that mood, a soft antique shade with the faded elegance of a photograph that has been handled too many times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3ml glass sample vial with a leak-proof aluminum screw cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecanted by hand in Brooklyn from a full SAILOR Retro bottle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnough ink to fill a converter two or three times, or fill a pen once and swatch generously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Japan by SAILOR, one of the country's oldest fountain pen houses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWell behaved on cheap paper, which is rarer than it sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the SAILOR Retro trio alongside Showa Modern and Heisei Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSAILOR's Retro line is one of those small, quiet collections that rewards paying attention. Start with a sample, and if it sticks, the full 10ml bottle is waiting. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAILOR","offers":[{"title":"3ml Sample","offer_id":44693341634602,"sku":"SAILOR-RETRO-TAISHO-3ML","price":5.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/2735\/3130\/files\/IMG-8953.jpg?v=1786731484"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.archived-nottrash.com\/collections\/ink-samples.oembed","provider":"Archived, Not Trash – Your Online Stickers \u0026 Stationery Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}