First Bottled Ink?

[Vendome]

I only used a cartridge Parker for a brief time in school, but when I returned to using writing instruments last year the first bottled ink I bought was Waterman Serenity Blue.

[CAG_1787]

Levenger Raven Black

 

Oddly, I haven't really used it after the first two or three fills.

[ac12]

Mine was Sheaffer blue or black ink in the blue+yellow label. It was a LONG time ago, I think high school.

I liked the small refill pocket at the top of the bottle. I found it cool to use.

 

In college I switched to Parker Quink black in cartridges.

 

I just recently restarted my interest in FPs, and my first new bottle of ink in MANY years (over 20) was Cross blue.

I wanted a more "dry" ink than Parker Quink. One of my favorite pens would drip ink from the nib when loaded with Quink.

[GardenCity-NY]

Nice question. My first inks were PR Burgundy Mist and Lake Placid Blue. This question brings back a fond memory of playing with 2 of my grandfathers inks, and blue and red. They likely were Sheaffer. The blue ink was in a diamond type glass bottle with a white top as I recall. I was not allowed to open the bottles... as a ink owner myself, I now know why.

[mbankirer]

Skrip washable blue...the bottle with the ink well. Filled my "school pen" almost daily!

[RJJ]

Waterman Florida Blue

[corniche]

The blue ink was in a diamond type glass bottle with a white top as I recall.

 

Hello Garden City,

 

The blue ink in the diamond shaped bottle was no doubt Parker's Super Quink, a short-lived product from the late '50s to the mid '60s, (I think production lasted a little longer in other countries).

 

All the best,

 

Sean

Edited August 12, 2013 by S. P. Colfer

[torstar]

It was a MB black and a red in the early 1990s. The less said the better...

 

I believe that things have greatly improved over the last handful of years wth their inks, competition is a good thing.

[anaximander]

Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black. Still one of my favorite inks.

[WaskiSquirrel]

Parker Quink Black

[restlesscourage]

The first bottle I ever received was a gift of Diamine Green-Black from my parents. It's a nice ink, though it's not quite my favourite.

 

The first bottle I bought myself was Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher. Was and still is my favourite ink.

[amberleadavis]

Skrip Emerald Green / Mont Blanc Black

[dot]

My first bottle was Waterman South Sea Blue.

[elysee]

Mont Blanc Black. Because the office store was all out of cheaper ink, they sold me the bottle for what I would have paid. A deal, as it turned out. After that, I was hooked and bought vivid colors.

What a nice thing for the folks at the store to do! : )

[WirsPlm]

Organics Studio Manganate and Jules Verne. Looking forward to using them in my new pens that arrive later this week.

[djp]

Mine was Noodler's Bulletproof Black. I always have it (slightly diluted) in one of my pens.

[J.R.]

Sheaffer Peacock Blue...still have the box, cost me a whole 29 cents, plus tax.

[ac12]

I remember Peacock Blue was a nice color.

But I cannot recall the exact color.

 

Do you know of a modern equivalent of Peacock blue?

[SharkOnWheels456]

Uuh... I bought two bottles together and they both came at the same time.

 

However, I did end up using the Diamine Oxblood before the Baystate Blue, so I guess I'll say that one. Huzzah for indecision!

[corniche]

I remember Peacock Blue was a nice color.

But I cannot recall the exact color.

 

Do you know of a modern equivalent of Peacock blue?

 

Hello AC,

 

I cannot say for sure, but I think Visconti Turquoise is close to the old Peacock. Hopefully others will substantiate or repudiate this statement.

 

All the best,

 

Sean