An old bottle of ink.

Dries · Feb 24, 2014

I am looking for a Pen and this is the reason why:
A few years back my mother (who works in a school) brought this Big bottle home.

It Has a a nice deep bleu colour. Anyone knows anything about it?

A detail picture.

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Vercin · Feb 24, 2014

http://1001inkbottles.com/Collections.asp?pg=29 .. empty bottles here.

Says Belgium is the origin place. All there are 1950 or older.

Nice .. blue black is maybe one of the most used colors. It gets lighter (toward green) when it dries.

Vercin · Feb 24, 2014

Could you post a picture of a writing sample .. how it looks once dry. If the bottle is open of course

Snargle · Feb 24, 2014

Very interesting! Not familiar with the brand, but I suspect it's what's called an "iron gall" ink, which is waterproof, indelible, and will change color from a blue-black to a black as it dries and ages. Before loading it in a pen, you should double-check to make sure there's no sediment, sludge, or mold that could contaminate a pen. Iron gall inks can be a little fussy and mildly corrosive, so they shouldn't be left unused in a pen for more than a couple of weeks to avoid clogging.

Dries · Feb 24, 2014

Vercin said:
Could you post a picture of a writing sample .. how it looks once dry. If the bottle is open of course

The Only use if the Inkt i have is over 5 months old. Made this with a brush and a Dipping pen.
Not my best work. (Honestly it is actually my best but my handwriting is terrible and I can't draw. :whistling:

)

Very interesting! Not familiar with the brand, but I suspect it's what's called an "iron gall" ink, which is waterproof, indelible, and will change color from a blue-black to a black as it dries and ages. Before loading it in a pen, you should double-check to make sure there's no sediment, sludge, or mold that could contaminate a pen. Iron gall inks can be a little fussy and mildly corrosive, so they shouldn't be left unused in a pen for more than a couple of weeks to avoid clogging.

Is did once store a small amount in a Metal container and forgot about it. It completely Changed colour and was useless. The ink became sort off brown.

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