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From what I can gather, the Omas production company in Italy has recently (2016) ceased manufacturing. The company had been trading pre 1930s and are well known for their distinctive octagon shaped bottle. The five colours I have got hold of are the typical Black, Blue, Turquoise, Red and a Green. One could argue that there are visual and behavioural similarities between these inks and the Caran d’Ache and Pelikan standard inks – particularly with the dramatic sheening – the exception being the Blue, for which I can’t find a European match at the moment. Creatively these aren’t for me, but they do write very nicely – and in my opinion, better than the Aurora and Cross inks. For Aurora and Cross tests click here: https://quinkandbleach.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/aurora-cross-and-omas-ink-tests/
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In the past six months I've been on an acquisition spree of OMAS pens (which is good timing considering the possible trouble the company's in nowadays), and with the three old-style Paragons came three different colors of ink: the Arco Verde came with OMAS Green; the Bronze Arco came with OMAS Blue, the darker, old version***, apparently; and the Burlwood model came with OMAS brown. So far OMAS Blue is by far my favorite of the three. ***this is based on internet research speculation and a video by the Goblets explaining the difference between old and new.
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Hi folks, now that I'm nearing having all the Omas inks, does anyone know if the ink is formulated, produced and bottled by Omas? The bottle is a nice little convenience when filling and I've been very satisfied with all, especially Red, Sepia, Blue, Turquoise, Green and the limited edition Orange. I have found the red ink to leave a crusty residue when dry around the ink bottle or pen section and if it is made by someone else for them, I'd like to compare it. Thanks in advance.
