tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post6551703231113644916..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Tools of the Trade: Experimental ResearchCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-52770872334532544582011-09-25T00:18:02.575-04:002011-09-25T00:18:02.575-04:00Roseanna, it was so fun meeting you at the ACFW co...Roseanna, it was so fun meeting you at the ACFW conference and spending time with you! Great article and lots of fun! My son would love this.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-92039154483327460232011-09-24T10:05:02.718-04:002011-09-24T10:05:02.718-04:00What a fun experiment. Glad you did not burn your ...What a fun experiment. Glad you did not burn your house down ;o) I would show this to my 12 yr old grandson but I would be afraid he would burn more than the paper.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736398223095402564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-72721714105422480052011-09-23T20:45:03.358-04:002011-09-23T20:45:03.358-04:00Susan Craft said...
Really interesting article, Ro...Susan Craft said...<br />Really interesting article, Roseanna. I love that you did the experiment! I actually put disappearing ink in my Rev. War novel, The Chamomile. The ink is a mixture of chemicals, usually ferrous sulfate and water. The words can be discerned by treating the paper with heat or acid. Known since ancient times as copperas and as green vitriol, the blue-green heptahydrate is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79258427053929890302011-09-23T18:26:43.892-04:002011-09-23T18:26:43.892-04:00It was a lot of fun! And yeah, Washington had a re...It was a lot of fun! And yeah, Washington had a really sophisticated one that the brothers Jay created. =) That may perhaps play a key role in the above-mentioned book. ;-)Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-25673795440251821802011-09-23T16:12:56.972-04:002011-09-23T16:12:56.972-04:00Fun post, Roseanna. I'm working on a spy story...Fun post, Roseanna. I'm working on a spy story, too, but I haven't gone so far as to experiment with invisible inks! I did read that even George Washington used them, however. Fun stuff!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-52922798333011260502011-09-23T13:41:36.403-04:002011-09-23T13:41:36.403-04:00Wow, talk about hands on research! This is great. ...Wow, talk about hands on research! This is great. Looks like so much fun and what a cool thing to integrate into your story.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.com