What Brand Of Ink Did Winston Churchill Use?

[Gary1952]

Does anyone know what brand or brands of fountain pen ink were used by Winston Churchill?

[Paul80]

If you believe the advertising then it might have been Onoto

 

http://www.onoto.com/luxury-pens/the-sir-winston-churchill-range/winston-churchill-pinstripe

 

But probably something like Stephens as their inks where very popular around that time.

 

Paul

Edited August 24, 2013 by Paul80

[The Good Captain]

I'd hazard a guess at it not being Pelikan...

[AnUprightMan]

I don't know about ink, but take a look at this interesting article

http://writinginstruments.blogspot.com/2010/09/winston-churchill-and-his-pens-from.html?m=1

 

I'd guess Conway Stewart or Parker

[MisterBoll]

Diamine.

[warblerick]

Yes, I would also say Diamine, as they've been manufacturing ink, so says the bottle, since 1864. In England.

[GemMayhem]

I don't know about ink, but take a look at this interesting article

http://writinginstruments.blogspot.com/2010/09/winston-churchill-and-his-pens-from.html?m=1

I'd guess Conway Stewart or Parker

Thanks for sharing this article, very interesting!

[PrintersDevil]

Not See Red?

[HandLikeAFist]

Probably not Pelikan, a German company which also made the tattoo inks used in concentration camps.

[Paul80]

It would probably be one of the more common English Made Inks at the time.

 

So just a guess

 

Parker, Stephens, Onoto or Diamine, although in all the years I have been using inks in the UK I have only just heard of Diamine so they have to my knowledge ever been one of the popular inks, I have never seen them sold in shops and stationary shops over here and I have been buying inks from the 60's, mind you the same can also be said of Onoto as well, unless they went bust in the 40's to 50's and was then resurrected by another company like Conway Stewarts where.

 

My bet would be for either Parker or Stephens, both have a long history of selling bottled inks over the counter in the UK, although Stephens are long gone now.

 

Paul

[twdpens]

I don't know about ink, but take a look at this interesting article

http://writinginstruments.blogspot.com/2010/09/winston-churchill-and-his-pens-from.html?m=1

 

I'd guess Conway Stewart or Parker

 

I've never seen vintage Conway Stewart branded ink and I'm not sure whether Parker Quink is a bit "young".

 

Stephens is the most likely. There was also Fields ink around at the time. Not sure about the history of Diamine. We have an old bottle here and judging by the style of bottle and graphics it could be from the right era.

 

HTH,

 

Martin

[Paul80]

Although Parker where making ink at the time though, just not Quink.

 

Paul