Has Anyone Researched And Posted Vintage J. Herbin Inks Through The 20Th Century

[eharriett]

This just came up as I was thinking, They really brag that their Violet Pensee ink has been around since Napoleon. I wonder if I could find an old bottle of their fountain pen ink?

 

There you have it. Even eBay.fr has almost nothing. Can find almost no bottles of their 100 year old fountain pen ink. Anyone seen anything? Id like to have an idea of what Im looking for should I ever find it.

 

And, of course, should anyone know where to find it.....

[JakobS]

The one place I was able to find an older bottle of Violette Pensee ink was here:

http://www.vintageinkbottles.com/product/encre-violette-pensee-lb7859-administrative-j-herbin-paris-fountain-pen-ink/

 

It's probably verging on the hundred year mark, if not a few years younger....

 

Here are some more vintage J Herbin bottles is general:

 

http://www.vintageinkbottles.com/?s=J+Herbin

 

Perhaps further inquiry to the seller may provide you with actual dates of manufacture, at least approximately...

Edited April 20, 2018 by JakobS

[eharriett]

Thank you. That's more than I'd been able to find. It helps.