Vintage Inks

[Amyj]

Hello, so I just picked these up at the flea market, and was wondering if anyone might be able to share information on any of these. I'm most interested in anything on the parker and waterman, as I couldn't find any information about those.

 

Also, the Skrip and the Quink still have ink in them, but it seems that they have dried out into this goop at the bottom. Is it possible to dilute these into a usable form?

[Paddler]

You can dilute them with distilled water. Take it in slow stages to avoid going too far with the dillution. Don't use them for fountain pens if sludge or solids remain. The manufacturer's mold and bacteria inhibitors may not have survived the evaporation process. After you dilute the inks to your satisfaction, keep an eye on them to see if anything grows. If anything begins to grow, toss the ink over the side.

[KBeezie]

I did this with some Melon Red Skrip that was just dried crusted on the bottom of the bottle for about $2 at the local thrift store. I basically added in some distilled water and moved it around a bit, let it soak for a day then checked saturation, then added more water as needed. Same box and bottle as you got there.

 

Course Melon Red is "Washable", not sure if the same method could be applied to dried permanent skrip.

[Amyj]

Thanks! I was just worried that the ink might not dissolve back into water if it were completely dried. Good to know there's a chance.

 

I did this with some Melon Red Skrip that was just dried crusted on the bottom of the bottle for about $2 at the local thrift store. I basically added in some distilled water and moved it around a bit, let it soak for a day then checked saturation, then added more water as needed. Same box and bottle as you got there.

 

Course Melon Red is "Washable", not sure if the same method could be applied to dried permanent skrip.

The Skrip I have is washable blue, it's the quink that might be the problem. Permanent blue-black with solve-x. I might not even try to fiddle with that.

[jar]

I'm using a Textron (pre Eaton even) era Sheaffer Jet Black cartridge right now. It had only a hint of molasses consistence ink in it; I added a little water and a shake and all is fine.

[KBeezie]

Thanks! I was just worried that the ink might not dissolve back into water if it were completely dried. Good to know there's a chance.

 

 

The Skrip I have is washable blue, it's the quink that might be the problem. Permanent blue-black with solve-x. I might not even try to fiddle with that.

 

Yea I don't use the skrip much at all, and I just took a look at it (been a couple months) and it's still all ink, not settled/separated or anything like that. I don't have much use for red, and I prefer water resistant, which this isn't resistant at all.

 

Looked kind of cool in an eye dropper though

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/nemosine_ed.jpg

 

What it was like when I got it.

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/inks/skrip_well2.jpg

 

And this older write sample has it listed here using the above pen that I was treating as an ED at the time.

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/rhodia_april_6_2014.jpg