The Purple Ink Of Enzo Ferrari

[Unky]

Very fascinating thread. Makes me wonder if Ferriccio Lamborghini wrote with a particular color ink. Given their rivalry, I would find it ironic if Lamborghini wrote with orange ink.

[cybaea]

Very fascinating thread. Makes me wonder if Ferriccio Lamborghini wrote with a particular color ink. Given their rivalry, I would find it ironic if Lamborghini wrote with orange ink.

 

 

Looks black to me....

[Unky]

 

 

Looks black to me....

It does indeed look like black ink. Thank you for finding the signature and sharing it.

[Opooh]

 

I guess the problem would be they could not use anything "Ferrari- or Enzo-related" in the name, so probably the audience would be restricted to the followers of this topic....

Maybe Maranello's Purple?

[Fokkev10]

Being an aficionado of the great Enzo Ferrari and even more of his cars, I read several books about him and his company. The man used a fountainpen, but even in those days he always had that same purple ink, which is mentioned in his biographies. Alas, nearly everybody knows he used purple ink, but no one seems to know the brand. Not in the museum, not in nearby penshops. A bit strange since Maranello is nearby Bologna, Firenze where the great Italian pens are made. Knowing the merchandising of Ferrari it's even stranger they didn't commercialise a " Enzo Ferrari " purple ink.

My question: is there anyone who knows the brand of purple ink Enzo used

 

 

 

Hello,

 

I think the brand of the most fountain pens used by Enzo Ferrari with purple ink is the Dutch brand UNION.

I have a UNION FAIRLINE AIRLESS which was also used by Enzo Ferrari with purple ink.

This one was auctioned at the Monza Automobilia Auction in 1984.

As I understand it good you have also an original fountain pen which was used by Enzo Ferrari with purple ink.

I'am searching for a proof of authenticity.

Or are you maby the seller from 1984?

Maby we can help each other.

At this post I send you some photos of my fountain pen.

 

Regards, Fokke van der Meer.

[AndyYNWA]

After reading this thread I just had to sign off a customer invoice with Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu.

[Runnin_Ute]

The reason for red for the Ferrari cars was the same reason Jaguars (at least the race cars) were British Racing Green. In Formula 1 up into the 60's a car wore it's National color. Italy was red, England green Germany silver USA was light blue.

[Calabria]

This is like reading a Dan Brown mystery!

 

I have come across mentions of purple ink in Georges Simenon's Maigret mysteries from the 1930s-40s. Apparently it was quite common as a color for office correspondence. If it's Anniline dye based, that would explain why it's not used anymore.

[Arkanabar]

Not really. With a three general exceptions (iron gall inks, nano-pigment inks, and the Noodler's bulletproof, eternal, waterase, and baystate lines), all modern inks are based on aniline dyes. Anilines are a pretty diverse class of chemicals, and include Tylenol. My guess would be that when László Bíró transformed pens with his new ballpoint, he also changed the fashion in office ink, as only black, blue, and red were widely available, with green for special purposes. When almost nobody is making purple ink pens, who's going to write with them?

[Babangita]

Sorry I just stumbled upon this and I find it amazing.

Anyone out there that could start a new thread on historical inks or just continue this one?

[carlos.q]

Sorry I just stumbled upon this and I find it amazing.

Anyone out there that could start a new thread on historical inks or just continue this one?

Well... This thread is called "The Purple Ink of Enzo Ferrari". If someone wants to post about some famous character's ink it would be lost in this thread. I believe a new thread would be in order.

[Babangita]

Well... This thread is called "The Purple Ink of Enzo Ferrari". If someone wants to post about some famous character's ink it would be lost in this thread. I believe a new thread would be in order.

Thanks Carlos.q, I agree it just that I prefer to suggest and give options and often the solution comes in a friendly manner.

[fountainpagan]

Since Gamma Violet, from Raduga (russian ink) was extensively mentioned here, if anyone is interested this seller can provide it:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/70-ml-Ink-For-Fountain-Pen-Raduga-5-colors-to-choose-from-/121210245269?hash=item1c38b19095:g:Hy8AAMXQfvlSe~f3

[thygreyt]

This thread is amazing... I do hope we can find the answers!

 

It'd be great to have different "great characters' pen and ink".

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I now need to choose a personal color, one to be used for the rest of my personal life.

 

Blue is my work color (the hue and shade changes weekly...)

 

Now, about the personal color... I need to think about it.

Edited July 25, 2016 by thygreyt

[FOUR X FOUR]

This thread made me ink up some V-mail North African Violet

 

http://www.motortrend.com/features/112_0710_the_secret_history_of_ferrari/photo_17.html

 

Is Kung te Cheung similar to this color, thanx?

[FOUR X FOUR]

This thread made me ink up some V-mail North African Violet

 

http://www.motortrend.com/features/112_0710_the_secret_history_of_ferrari/photo_17.html.oops double post. Sorry

[celesul]

Is Kung te Cheung similar to this color, thanx?

Kung te Cheung is dustier looking. Compared to the signature, it's paler, bluer, and greyer. The right pen can make it darker, but it still wouldn't be quite the right shade.

Edited July 26, 2016 by celesul

[antichresis]

The guys from The Grand Tour did a story on the Ferrari and Ford battle for Le Mans supremacy and showed a writing sample.

[matteob]

Interesting why would Ferrari have claims on the ink brand? I guess Fiat would want monsy for them to even say "as used by Enzo Ferrari." I know he used to sign books and autographs in purple

[chromantic]

Since Gamma Violet, from Raduga (russian ink) was extensively mentioned here, if anyone is interested this seller can provide it:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/70-ml-Ink-For-Fountain-Pen-Raduga-5-colors-to-choose-from-/121210245269?hash=item1c38b19095:g:Hy8AAMXQfvlSe~f3

 

Thanks for that link. The price is very reasonable.