Parker Quink Purple

[akszugor]

Manufacturer: Parker
Series, colour: Quink Purple
Pen: Waterman Hemisphere „F”
Paper: Image Volume (gramatura 80 g / m²)

Specifications:
Flow rate: very good
Lubrication: good
Bleed through: noticeable
Shading: noticeable
Feathering: unnoticeable
Saturation: good


A drop of ink smeared with a nib


The ink smudged with a cotton pad


Lines


Water resistance


Ink drying time


Ink drops on a handkerchief


Chromatography


Sample text in an Image Volume (80 g / m2)


Sample text in an Oxford notebook A5 (90 g / m2)


Sample letters in a Rhodia notebook No 16 (90 g / m2)


Palette of shades

[inkstainedruth]

Is this modern ink? Or vintage Quink Violet?

I have a bottle of the vintage Washable Violet, thanks to a trade with Jotteraddict62 a couple of years ago. And a bunch of bottles of vintage Permanent Violet, decanted from an 8 oz. bottle of the stuff I bought on eBay.

But I've never seen any modern Quink ink for sale other than Black (bottles and cartridges), Blue-Black (cartridges), Washable Blue (cartridges) and -- formerly -- Permanent Blue (cartridges). I used Permanent Blue exclusively for several years and until I accidentally left my first "good" pen, a Parker Vector, at my brother-in-law's house on January, and didn't get it back for a month. In an attempt to find a replacement (I was ONLY using FPs for journalling at the time) I found my way to Goulet Pens (purple? you can get PURPLE ink? Tell me more...), and then to here.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Patrick L]

Is this modern ink? Or vintage Quink Violet?

I have a bottle of the vintage Washable Violet, thanks to a trade with Jotteraddict62 a couple of years ago. And a bunch of bottles of vintage Permanent Violet, decanted from an 8 oz. bottle of the stuff I bought on eBay.

But I've never seen any modern Quink ink for sale other than Black (bottles and cartridges), Blue-Black (cartridges), Washable Blue (cartridges) and -- formerly -- Permanent Blue (cartridges). I used Permanent Blue exclusively for several years and until I accidentally left my first "good" pen, a Parker Vector, at my brother-in-law's house on January, and didn't get it back for a month. In an attempt to find a replacement (I was ONLY using FPs for journalling at the time) I found my way to Goulet Pens (purple? you can get PURPLE ink? Tell me more...), and then to here.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I asked the same question " Modern or vintage ? " , but still no reply from the original poster.

[PithyProlix]

I believe there is still modern Quink Purple being sold in Vietnam. Fairly good chance I will go there in the coming years and I will look, of course.

[Patrick L]

Thanks for your reply PithyProlix. Very appreciated.

Take care

Patrick

[Penguincollector]

Parker currently (or recently enough) has short cartridges in purple:

 

Parker Quink Purple