Big Vintage Ink Bottles

[mhphoto]

I was going through a box I'd packed a few years back and found something I'd completely forgotten I had: a giant, vintage bottle of Waterman Blue Black ink. Does anyone else have something similar? Please share pics if you do.

 

 

[johnboz]

That's a beauty! I have plenty of giant old bottles of ink, but don't have a Waterman's one with a metal lid. All of mine have the bakelite tops. Now for the important question... have you tried out the ink yet?

 

Unfortunately, most of mine are packed away, but I have one photo nearby that has a few of my big bottles:

 

http://fountainpenlove.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Vintage-Fountain-Pen-Ink-Bottles-001.jpg

[vjones]

Wow, 32 ounces of ink....

[ParkerDuofold]

That's a beauty! I have plenty of giant old bottles of ink, but don't have a Waterman's one with a metal lid. All of mine have the bakelite tops. Now for the important question... have you tried out the ink yet?

 

Unfortunately, most of mine are packed away, but I have one photo nearby that has a few of my big bottles:

 

http://fountainpenlove.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Vintage-Fountain-Pen-Ink-Bottles-001.jpg

Hi all,

 

 

Very nice collection, Johnboz.

 

 

I have a 16 oz. bottle of yellow label Waterman blue-black; a 4 oz. bottle of Quink b/b with Solv-X and a few 2 oz. bottles of Sheaffer in Peacock, King's Gold and their original b/b, but that's about all I have with vintage inks.

 

Be well all and enjoy life.

 

 

- Anthony

[BT_Summers]

Wow, 32 ounces of ink....

 

 

It would take me six years to finish a 32 oz bottle,

 

 

There isnt an imogee for someone pulling their own hair out, this will have to suffice.

[johnboz]

Hi all,

 

 

Very nice collection, Johnboz.

 

 

I have a 16 oz. bottle of yellow label Waterman blue-black; a 4 oz. bottle of Quink b/b with Solv-X and a few 2 oz. bottles of Sheaffer in Peacock, King's Gold and their original b/b, but that's about all I have with vintage inks.

 

Be well all and enjoy life.

 

 

- Anthony

Thanks Anthony,

 

That's not a bad collection of vintage inks you've got there. They're fun to have around and I feel like acquiring a few bottles is inevitable if you collect vintage pens.

[vjones]

 

 

It would take me six years to finish a 32 oz bottle,

 

 

There isnt an imogee for someone pulling their own hair out, this will have to suffice.

 

I noticed all those pictured huge bottles are more than half full, so I guess most people have trouble using that much ink. I was thinking maybe those huge bottles were meant for schools or some place where many people would use the ink.