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CharlieAndrews

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Hey Y'all,

 

Now, I know this is a very nebulous question, and that's why I'm asking it! I love hearing everyone's opinions and thoughts.

 

What Ink has the coolest looking bottle?

I think the Caran D'Ache ink bottles look really cool, but I also like the Pilot Iroshizuku bottles!

 

-Charles

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Hi Charles, et al,

 

My vote for "all-time" would probably go to the OLD Sheaffer bottles with the built-in filling reservoir; however, for current production... I really like Lamy's bottle... perhaps they are my "all-time" choice as well.

 

A built-in ink well with an integral roll of blotting paper... that's hard to beat! (I only wish their inks were as ingenious as their bottles ;)).

 

Be well and enjoy life. :)

 

 

- Anthony

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Hi again, Charles,

 

I'm afraid I may have mis-interpreted your question... if we're going solely by looks and not design... I think my favorite is the diamond shaped and faceted Waterman bottles, (which aren't a bad design, either... ;) ).

 

- Anthony

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I guess the winner would probably be the Akkerman bottles, not that I've been able to get one.

 

I'll have to live with my Lamy spinning top and MontBlanc shoe.

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Akkerman1 bottle is very special, but not nice for me.

As nice bottle i considerthe Rubinato Deco' bottle.

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As nice bottle i considerthe Rubinato Deco' bottle.

Hi Fabri00,

 

If you're referring to the bottle pictured below... that's a new one to me... and yes, it's very attractive. :)

 

https://goo.gl/images/mv6xL1

 

Be well and enjoy life. :)

 

 

- Anthony

 

EDITED to add link, (FPN photo upload failed). :(

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Levenger bottle. Very vintage feel to it.

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I thought the Diamine pie shaped bottles from their 150 years celebration series were/are unique to the point of being cool.

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Vintage: Carter's square bottles and larger master (cathedral looking) glass bottles.

 

Modern: Diamine's 80ml bottle, The striped, not dotted version, though I like the artwork on the bottle and box of the dotted version more.

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I agree with Fabri00, in what the Art Deco Rubinato's bottle is concerned.

 

Akkerman's bottles are very nice but they are the remake of a Waterman vintage one.

 

I quite like Rubinato's hexagonal one, and the japanese vase shapped ones.

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Co-incidentally I recently bought a Rubinato hexagonal bottle of ink, but it's waiting for me in the US.

 

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For 'coolness' I love the Graf von Faber-Castell Art Deco bottles and Parker Penman bottles :)

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I thought the Diamine pie shaped bottles from their 150 years celebration series were/are unique to the point of being cool.

Not unique to Diamine, and were in fact used by L'Artisan Pastellier (and indeed others) long before Diamine's appropriation.

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I ordered a visconti bottle one time because I thought it looked really cool.

The ink was black & black is just black to me so, I didn't care.

Huge dissapointment when I got it and found out it was PLASTIC :angry:

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I ordered a visconti bottle one time because I thought it looked really cool.

The ink was black & black is just black to me so, I didn't care.

Huge dissapointment when I got it and found out it was PLASTIC :angry:

 

The glass Visconti bottles were much better.

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They should look more like perfume bottles.

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Maybe minus the squirt thingie :D

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I ordered a visconti bottle one time because I thought it looked really cool.

The ink was black & black is just black to me so, I didn't care.

Huge dissapointment when I got it and found out it was PLASTIC :angry:

 

Those Visconti ink bottles always look much better in pictures than when you receive one. :( Because they are plastic they are quite unstable, so you need to put them in their plastic outer while you're filling your pen.

 

Visconti glass bottles look like this:

 

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Hi Fabri00,

If you're referring to the bottle pictured below... that's a new one to me... and yes, it's very attractive. :)https://goo.gl/images/mv6xL1

Be well and enjoy life. :)

- Anthony

EDITED to add link, (FPN photo upload failed). :(

yes, exactly.

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Co-incidentally I recently bought a Rubinato hexagonal bottle of ink, but it's waiting for me in the US.

 

2080_top.jpg

 

For 'coolness' I love the Graf von Faber-Castell Art Deco bottles and Parker Penman bottles :)

the old omas in glass are similar but nicer for me.

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