Help Identifying An Ink

[GLBizzarro]

I recently purchased a Parker 21 and it had this wonderful ink inside. I was wondering if any ink finatics can identify it.

Edited January 17, 2015 by GLBizzarro

[GLBizzarro]

To me it sort of looks like Noodler's 54th Massachusetts

[amberleadavis]

Oh dear..it could be a lot of inks because it has probably had some evaporation in the pen. Can you run a wet qtip across the ink and show us how it washes?

[jasonchickerson]

I don't think this is 54th Mass.

 

Oh dear..it could be a lot of inks because it has probably had some evaporation in the pen. Can you run a wet qtip across the ink and show us how it washes?

 

Agreed. Could be Parker Quink Black. Wet it and we might be able to tell.

[Tas]

I don't think this is 54th Mass.

 

 

Agreed. Could be Parker Quink Black. Wet it and we might be able to tell.

 

Yes, showing it's make up by smearing and wetting the ink would help a lot.

My initial guesses based on line colour -

1. Old Parker Super Quink Black (I was kindly gifted a bottle and regularly look for more on ebay, it's gorgeous)
2. Diamine Eclipse.

[amberleadavis]

I'm going to say it's Parker Super Quink or Cartier Blue Black because that ink has probably been there for a while, but if you do a wash, we can probably direct you to a modern ink that has similar color.

[GLBizzarro]

Here it is:

[Chrissy]

I think old Parker Quink Black

[amberleadavis]

I think old Parker Quink Black

 

If not the Quink, then Sheaffer Skrip.

[Tas]

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_vintage_quink_super_black_swatch.jpg

[amberleadavis]

Looks pretty close to me.