There are three eternal "Prussian" blues...one similar to the original 1930s color and two others are universal reflective variations (one a navy style deep blue). We will ship to Germany...(the customs treated a test shipment kindly) so if you are a German dealer or know of one...please let them know we are here and perhaps need a little help with our German gramar and spelling.

Nathan, did you have ever had contact to Rolf Thiel of www.missing-pen.de ? He allready tried to offer Noodler's ink before in Germany. ( info@missing-pen.de )

Anyway, I would buy those Prussiona Blues here in Germany, if available. Or can I order it from the U.S. (as a mere customer, of course)?

I'm waiting to set him up with Noodler's (for his return e-mail)....he just received a large file of images. He has carte blanche.... You will be able to order it from him if all goes well.

Is the German correct on the label? Anyone know?

Well, not really

Tell me what you want to say, and I'll give you the correct wording.

Ideally: "Made in USA - For Germany"

Or "American Eternal Ink For Germany"

Something like that....

OK, as the Germans put on their products "Made in Germany" in English only, anyway, there is no need to translate "Made in USA" at all, and also the "For Germany" would be understood by everybody ('Für Deutschland' is the translation).

So: "Made in USA - For Germany" can be left as is in the original language, imho.

But the important properties - waterproof, documentproof, fraudproof etc. - should be translated and emphasized.

To translate 'eternal' directly into 'ewig' may be not ideal, as it implies some religious aspect/use. The synonyms I've found are not really matching, maybe indestructible = unzerstörbar

waterproof = wasserfest

document proof = dokumentenecht

fraudproof = fälschungssicher

bulletproof = kugelsicher (of course, only with quotation marks)

May be something like these variations:

"Fälschungssichere Tinte aus Amerika / aus den U.S.A - jetzt in/für Deutschland!"

[Fraudproof ink from America / from the U.S.A - now in/for Germany]

Oh, yes, the Prussian Blue name should also (!) appear in German ("Preussisch Blau"), otherwise they may missread it as 'Russian Blue'

Danka Danka Danka!

I know some French and Russian....and some Japanese - but not much German. Thank you very much for your help!

I think, the German distribution by Rolf Thiel of www.missing-pen.de looks positive

http://www.penexchange.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5563#5563

Nathan,

there is Tim Westerich in Hamburg. He is specialist in repairing Mont Blanc and Pelikan pens.

Personally, I found best place for ordering ink at The Writting Desk. (There are no customs inside EU.)

As of title, I would put it "Made in USA for Prussia." or perhaps "Made accross the Ocean for Prussia."

Hi, Nathan. Are we going to have to order these from Germany?

I'd like some darker blues in the "eternal" line and maybe these would fit that bill. I've got Gulf Stream Blue, Legal Blue, Legal Lapis, Iraqi Indigo and Swishmix Glacier Blue. Could use some darker, bluer, "eternal" inks.

Will we be able to see samples of these inks next to the others on your Web site soon?

Preußisch Blau als re- Import aus den USA nach Deutschland, das klingt gewaltig nach Oxymoron. Und wieviel Unzen sind eigentlich ein Milliliter? Oder ist das eine Masseneinheit? Ich glaube, das müssten wir ändern.
Gruss, Thomas

Hi Nathan,
Just wanted to let you know I love your inks! I'd also like to know where to order these inks.

I see in another thread; the one about creating an ink specific for us here at FPN that is to be distributed in the UK ("A custom FPN eternal can be made and sold through the UK in the standard and dropper sized bottles." ) that there are other inks just distributed in the UK (example the Empire Red Eternal). Do you know where I can order those from?

Keep up the great work!!

Nathan, I'd like to see Boston Brahmin Blue get a wider distribution -- it's a lovely shade of blue.

Stephen

I'd love to see a color sample of the Prussian Blue

Tom Westrich seems to have moved to Italy. His website www.penboard.de hardly offers anything for sale any more. So I think we should forget about him as seller in Germany.

Prussia as an entity does not exist any more (was officially abolished by Allied order after WWII). So only historical reference makes sense, while 'Made for Prussia' would not be understood at all (just irritating).
And 'Prussian Blue' is an internationally established name of a specific shade of blue.

'Preussisch Blau' ist inzwischen eine international gängige Bezeichnung für ein bestimmtes Blau, insofern sehe ich da kein Problem (auch Diamine aus GB bietet schließlich ein schönes 'Prussian Blue' an, hat aber leider keinen Vertrieb in D).

Auf den Verpackungen der Noodler's-Fläschchen steht 3 OZ - 90 ml. In der realität sind es eher ca. 83 ml Tinte in den Fläschchen.

Unzen gibt es als Gewichts- und als Volumen-Maß (fluid OZ), und dann auch noch jeweils als Imperial- und als US-Variante. Aber daß ist schon eine Wissenschaft für sich ...

Saintsimon,

don't wanna go into Allied order thing.

I just remember trip to Germany, sponsored by German government. After enjoing Wagner opera in Berlin, next day we were visiting Potsdam gardens. This ink brings back nice memories of Wagner, Potsdam etc.