Favorite Ink Bottles

[Charles Skinner]

What are you favorite ink bottles? Not the ink, but the bottles! C. S.

[eciton]

Can't argue with Akkerman!

 

https://ukfountainpens.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/the-lure-of-the-bottle/

[lapis]

Montblanc bottles since late 2009 and Graf von Faber-Castell since 2013, both because of their caps and neck width (in that order). The "beauty" of the bottle itself (say, Iroshi or Akkerman) don't play any role here for me.

[ParkerDuofold]

Hi Charles, et al,

 

For practical use: the old Sheaffer bottles with the ink reservoir and the Lamy bottles with the built-in filling cone and blotting paper.

 

 

For aesthetics: the Waterman bottle and an art-deco bottle from a little known Italian brand... I cannot recall their name now, but fabrio00 knows... he put me onto them.

 

Be well and enjoy life.

 

 

- Anthony

[lapis]

fabrio00 put you into a bottle?

[inkstainedruth]

fabrio00 put you into a bottle?

 

 

For functionality, the Akkerman and vintage Sheaffer bottles, and also the KWZI bottles (which are more like jars). For looks, the Iroshihzuku and Edelstein bottles.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Intensity]

Tilted Caran d'Ache bottles (they come in nice boxes too).

[crahptacular]

Kyo no Oto bottles (Kyo-Iro uses the same bottles, but their labels are less attractive to me) are probably my favorite when considering both aesthetics and functionality. I also enjoy Iroshizuku bottles (aside from the bottle itself, I like the little string ribbon thing tied around the neck ) but the shape is somewhat awkward for storage.

[fabri00]

This is the thread mentioned by ParkerDuofold:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/325712-coolest-ink-bottles/

 

Ant this is the bottle of Rubinato ink I mentioned:

 

http://www.schauhi.de/v30/productimages/34519.jpg

[Lam1]

For functionality: Akkerman and MB

For the looks: Edelstein and GvFC

 

Most disliked, for total lack of functionality: Sailor & J. Herbin

[AmandaW]

The 70ml Pilot bottles.

 

[Grafeus]

Designwise I like the previous iteration of Diamine bottles. There's also something about Platinum and Pelikan/Kaweco (30ml) bottles that seems pleasantly classic to me. I am not very fond of Sailor bottles. They seem like something that may contain night moisturizing cream. The inks are nice of course.

[praxim]

Most disliked, for total lack of functionality: Sailor & J. Herbin

Functionally, S T Dupont is worse than J Herbin. I am unfamiliar with Sailor.

[lgsoltek]

Levenger.

[picautomaton]

Parker Quink, Montblanc shoe.

[chromantic]

For absolute functionality, Lamy. It's too bad they don't sell empty bottles that we could decant other brands into.

[Sasha Royale]

I, too, like the Montblanc "shoe". I wish the old Sheaffer bottles were still available in retail. I also like the trapizoid bodies, as in Pelikan 4001 and Thornton inks. When these bottles are down to 30%,

the bottle can be tipped onto the flat side. I don't have any complains about using two bottles of the same ink, down below half, then pouring the two into one bottle.

 

Oh, yes ! The old Parker Penman bottles had a very wide base, and a well in the bottom.

[InkyAccountant]

Akkerman and the tilted Caran d'Ache as mentioned above.

 

Vanness used to sell the empty Akkerman bottles, not sure they do anymore.

[wallylynn]

Big gallon jugs. I kid. I like my lamy bottle.

Edited October 18, 2017 by wallylynn

[Runnin_Ute]

Levenger bottles, followed by old Sheaffer inkwell bottles, Lamy and Pelikan 4001 bottles. Probably in that order.