What Was Your First Bottle Of Ink

[NotRosie]

I started with Lamy Black, but it wasn't as black as I had hoped, so bought a bottle of Noodler's Black and gave the Lamy ink to my friend who had just gotten into FPs.

[roklpokl]

Pelikan 4001 black.

[C-town]

My first ink bottle was Parker quink I got from staples

[thudthwacker]

Mine was Diamine Imperial Blue. There was a particular wildflower whose purplish-blue I was trying to match, and Imperial Blue was right on the money.

[bmillicent]

I lucked out when I started having to buy my ink bottles. At the time (1997 ish), the brick and mortar pen store in my area had almost every ink brand imaginable. Of course this included all the Sheaffer colours in the classic glass bottles. Even better - Sheaffer offered all the colours in tiny little glass jars suitable for travel. They were about a buck and a half each, so I could afford to purchase the whole palette right away, as well as a full size bottle of green. Within a few weeks, I accumulated all of the full size bottles. The little jars are still so cool because of their size and shape. And I still love green ink

[Biff]

I started with two bottles (before that only cartridges, and I haven't used cartridges since): Cross Blue and Cross Black, which I later learned were made by Pelikan. A few years ago I broke the cap on my bottle of Blue and not having any empty bottles on hand I combined the two. Well after 18 years I'm still using this ink! Of course I've since expanded my inventory greatly. I've been writing with fountain pens, off and on, for 50 years.

Edited July 18, 2015 by Chatsworth Osborne Jr.

[inkeverywhere]

An oldy but a goody - Parker Quink, blue, many many many years ago when I thought that was the only ink in the world.

 

Greg

[Korwen]

My first bottle was R&K Verdegris. I got it as part of a sample package and didn't think much about it, but when I finally put ink to paper something about it sung to me. I just can't get enough of the Black/Teal inks.

[writer without ideas]

My first bottle was Sulekha Royal Blue. I think that was considered the best which was available in India at the time. Then came the Chelpark Royal Blue, again an India made ink. They were as excellent as excellent could be. These were of course during my school years- papa paid for them.

 

Out of my own funds my first bottle was Sheaffer Blue Black. Now I have various bottles of some really expensive inks (by my standards) such as Edelstein and J Herbin etc. but the Sheaffer is still there with a bit of ink in it (aged 10 years or so- working nicely).

[TOphotog]

Diamine "Majestic Blue". Wanted something that really stood out on contracts but didn't shout. It wouldn't flow well in one of my Balance II's but writes nicely in other pens.

[chewytulip]

They were about a buck and a half each, so I could afford to purchase the whole palette right away, as well as a full size bottle of green. Within a few weeks, I accumulated all of the full size bottles. The little jars are still so cool because of their size and shape. And I still love green ink

I love this story. It's like a fairy tale for ink lovers.

[Rua Uilliam]

Parker Quink in black. Yeah, I know. Boring.

[Noihvo]

Parker Quink in black. Yeah, I know. Boring.

Yeah, my first was black Quink as well, except that was before I really knew what FP:s were. I used it to great effect with a dip pen for my diary, and let me tell you, it lasted quite a while!

[MWDaley]

My first bottle of ink was Sheaffer Skrip Blue. Absolutely nothing fancy about it, but a good classic office/schoolroom ink.