Toucan Ink Company

[Charles Skinner]

Do any of you know how to contact the Toucan Ink Company directly? I know that Anderson Pens carry a few of their inks. I would like to contact the actual company that makes it ---- in Australia directly.

 

C. S.

[chromantic]

Tintex company page - http://www.tintex.com.au/ You can purchase the ink directly from them there.

 

The "technical drawing ink" is the fountain pen ink ("water-soluble ink suitable for fountain pens").

 

There's also a contact us button.

[dcwaites]

Yes, you can get the technical drawing inks directly from them, but I think you have to buy the FP inks from a dealer like JustWrite.

 

Sadly most western countries, Australia and the US amongst them, have put the price of international postage through the roof in the past few years. Typically the minimum cost of a parcel (US to AUS or AUS to US) is about $15. Consequently it makes sense to buy a few bottles of ink to spread the cost amongst the bottles.

This is why I have bottles of inks, like PR Tanzanite, which I rarely ever touch, because it made sense to add it when I was buying PR Amer. Blue and PR DC SuperShow Blue.

[chromantic]

Yes, you can get the technical drawing inks directly from them, but I think you have to buy the FP inks from a dealer like JustWrite.

 

​I was confused by the term "technical drawing ink" myself but the product description on Tentex's page states:

 

Tintex Toucan Technical Drawing Ink is recommended as a colourant for decorative paper arts. It is a fine liquid formulated from water-soluble dyes suitable for use with fountain pens, stylus and brushes. This economical ink is ideal for calligraphy, colour wash, painting, writing and airbrushing. Tintex Toucan Technical Drawing Ink is available in 15 brilliant colours that are blendable with each other creating an infinite palate. This product is packaged in 30ml jars as well as 200ml, 500ml and 2lt bottles.

 

​The jars are also identical to those pictured on the JustWrite site.

 

​Postal rates are indeed expensive, as you say. The inks, however, are very reasonably priced - $5.80 for the 30ml jars. A bargain if that's USD, if that's AUS dollar it's even better - $4.40 USD.