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Vintage Skrip is some of the safest and best inks around for pens. I have used bottle after bottle of it in the past. As long as there isn't any sediment in the bottle you'll be fine. If there is, filter it out and you should be good.

Thank you for this. I picked up some NOS Skrip at a local antique shop and it appears that there might be a tiny bit given up to evaporation? No sediment, though. Now I think I will give it a try.

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Thank you for this. I picked up some NOS Skrip at a local antique shop and it appears that there might be a tiny bit given up to evaporation? No sediment, though. Now I think I will give it a try.

 

My mother had MANY bottles of partially evaporated Sheaffer Skrip in Peacock Blue, Black, Green and Blue. I use them quite regularly and have no problems. As long as there is no unfiltered sediment or SITB or other anomalies outside of evaporation you should be good to go! Edited by vicki92
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My mother had MANY bottles of partially evaporated Sheaffer Skrip in Peacock Blue, Black, Green and Blue. I use them quite regularly and have no problems. As login as there is no unfiltered sediment or SITB or other anomalies outside of evaporation you should be good to go!

Thanks! I'm going to ink something tonight.

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I have and use some Skrip Blue/Black that is in a large bottle. As it is dwindling fast, it shades beautifully, I'd be in the market for more. Easy to clean with no bad manners.

 

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I'll look forward to hearing more about what you may put up for offer. Thanks,

 

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If you have the ink colors that I'm interested in, then yes I have no problems using vintage inks.

 

Note, I did use an old bottle of Sheaffer Skrip blue, and boy was it faded. It was light-light-blue.

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Jared Vintage

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I love great vintage ink, particularly the bottles. Skrip, Quink, Carter, Waterman, Pelikan, etc. I have found that some inks deteriorate with age (Parker Quink Blue-Black, 1940s), but many are as vibrant as when originally sold.

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The person who has the ink owns a vintage pen store, and I would be helping him get rid of his old stock. He'll get any profit, and I'll just have fun playing Post Office! The buyers will have to pay the postage as well as a very reasonable cost for the ink.

 

 

Is this the guy in Crystal? If so, yes, he has a lot of interesting bottles of ink.

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He says when people sell him their pens, they often just give him their old, unopened bottles and boxes of ink. Sometimes the ink is part of the sale. I'm hoping to move all that inky goodness into the hands of people who will use and enjoy it.

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Sinistral1 Antique

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Dang - double post!

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Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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I'm hoping to move all that inky goodness into the hands of people who will use and enjoy it.

 

 

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Wow that's the inky equivalent of "giving up housekeeping" - seriously, I gave up housekeeping years ago, but for my grandmother it means something different.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sinistral1 Antique

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Housekeeping is a necessary evil in my book. But I don't understand your thought - should I just let him toss this old ink instead of putting it up for adoption?

 

Since you are not a "Noir" inkstress, I didn't think to add a box of this to your Toucan order. I hope you can forgive me!

 

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Writing sample - Parker Super Quink, Permanent Black. Box says successor to Super Chrome - Cleans your pen as it writes.

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Since my plan is to sell these inks at a non-gouging price, I will not be opening the bottles or guaranteeing the color or usability of the ink. Think of buying it as though you found it in a dust, dark corner of a local antique store. As others have stated, filter it and dilute it if you need or want to, for use in your pens. I bought one of these for the cool, cobalt bottle in a diamond shape - useable ink will be a bonus for me!

 

It's permanent black - will that mean iron gall magic? I'll post an update later tonight. Notice the price of $.39.

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Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140615_153736.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140615_153745.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140615_153750.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ahhhh, it all becomes clear! I'll put a box aside for you, and sent it along, presently.

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Ooo, thank you.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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