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Title says it all: Anyone have an opinion about a best match among currently available inks for vintage Parker Tunis Blue?

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Hmmm... I see you didn't get any responses. Do you have a color sample?

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Alas, no, but the box, which I've seen in photos on eBay, has just the most gorgeous blue.

 

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It's a 51 ink, which if I recall means it had a metallic component that may not be safe for all pens. Anyway, I'm a fan of bright blues of this sort.

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How about De Atramentis Sky Blue?

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_1884.jpg

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Blue/slides/2014-Ink_1928.jpg

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I am sorry I do not have the knowledge to "post a writing sample" BUT i just luckily had a spare Parker 51 "not inked" so I was able to dip into my bottle of semi crystalised Tunis Blue that I reconstituted with distilled water. (I say luckily BECAUSE when you read the label on the back of the bottle I am amused by the disclaimer "MUST NOT be used in any other pens---they cannot control its high fluidity & damage to the pen & clothing will likely result." Thankfully I did have a flighter I had not yet inked so I assume my pen & clothing are "safe!")

The color produced by my "reconstituted" Tunis Blue is MUCH darker than my box's color & more similar to Montblanc's JFK. Much closer to a "Navy" blue & between the "aging" of the ink (I believe my box has a date "32646" that I expect indicates 1946, whether production or expiry?) & my addition of distilled water would certainly affect a color change from any ink produced 75 years ago.

 

"other's mileage may of course vary"............ Heaven knows what conditions this bottle of ink has been "stored in!"

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And one of my personal favorites....

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2012-03-03-63_wash_MBLUE0.jpg

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I am sorry I do not have the knowledge to "post a writing sample" BUT i just luckily had a spare Parker 51 "not inked" so I was able to dip into my bottle of semi crystalised Tunis Blue that I reconstituted with distilled water. (I say luckily BECAUSE when you read the label on the back of the bottle I am amused by the disclaimer "MUST NOT be used in any other pens---they cannot control its high fluidity & damage to the pen & clothing will likely result." Thankfully I did have a flighter I had not yet inked so I assume my pen & clothing are "safe!")

The color produced by my "reconstituted" Tunis Blue is MUCH darker than my box's color & more similar to Montblanc's JFK. Much closer to a "Navy" blue & between the "aging" of the ink (I believe my box has a date "32646" that I expect indicates 1946, whether production or expiry?) & my addition of distilled water would certainly affect a color change from any ink produced 75 years ago.

 

"other's mileage may of course vary"............ Heaven knows what conditions this bottle of ink has been "stored in!"

 

Hmmm.... so it's a dark dark blue, not a turquoise blue?

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

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Hmmm.... so it's a dark dark blue, not a turquoise blue?

My ink certainly is a "dark" blue & I don't see how it could have ever been turquoise. The aging process usually would produce a more "intense" (or darker) color BUT I can't imagine it could affect the "hue." I think the OP's box had suffered fading more than mine which might have suggested the "lighter" color. My Tunis box is pretty "pristine" for it's age while my Pan American Green box is "ratty" in comparison. If you judged expectation of the ink color based on the PAG box it would suggest Organic Studio's Mendel (pale pea soup) yet the color after the requisite reconstituting was pretty "dark" as well. When you consider the colors of the 51 pen bodies themselves I think it probable these inks were probably more "mainstream" than "daring."

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Well, this is Turquoise...

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/DragonToots/Turquoise/Sheen%202.jpg

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2015-Inklings/2015-Inklings/slides/2015-Ink_0293.jpg

 

 

Really, it looks like that color when I mixed the powder with too little water. When you use the correct amount it's turquoise.

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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This is at 50% - same ink from same batch.

 

http://inkymadness.tk/Dragontoots/Turquoise%20(50%25).jpg

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/DragonToots/Turquoise/Scan.jpg

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

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Anyway, I'm wondering if Tunis could have changed that much? Of course, we are only looking at the box which is different ink/dye and could be totally different.

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I will scan it and upload it..... Barking Pig inked up and sent me a written sample. It's a lovely blue black that has NO hints of green.

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