Does Noodler's Blue-Black Smell Like 54Th Massachusetts?

[Maccabeus]

Could anyone who actually has both inks let me know if Noodler's Blue-Black has the same solvent/paint smell that Noodler's 54th Massachusetts does?

 

Thanks awfully much.

[Maccabeus]

*bump*

 

It's a simple question. Surely someone has both inks and can do an olfactory comparison...

[Tas]

Can't help. Never owned Noodler's Blue Black and poured my 54th down the sink despite continued unsuccessful attempts to make it work, consistently, in any pen. Shame. Loved its colour and water fastness.

Good luck on your quest.

[The Good Captain]

Could anyone who actually has both inks let me know if Noodler's Blue-Black has the same solvent/paint smell that Noodler's 54th Massachusetts does?

 

Thanks awfully much.

No, they don't smell the same. I'd say that 54th smells more like anaesthetic than B-B, which to me has a 'sweeter' smell. Personally, I like both inks and as long as I remember to shake the 54th really well before refilling my Boston Safety pen, them I'm fine.

[torstar]

they all smell like chemical blueberry to me from Noodler's

 

except for Bay State, but that's another tale for another time...

[MRose]

I have only 54th, but I haven't smell anything from mine. Maybe my bottle is not that concentrated??? Makes me wonder...I love 54th though beautiful dark blue...

[Maccabeus]

No, they don't smell the same. I'd say that 54th smells more like anaesthetic than B-B, which to me has a 'sweeter' smell. Personally, I like both inks and as long as I remember to shake the 54th really well before refilling my Boston Safety pen, them I'm fine.

 

Thank you very much!

 

One useful, constructive answer out of four.

[torstar]

 

Thank you very much!

 

One useful, constructive answer out of four.

 

Hope your life wasn't ruined there.

[The Good Captain]

 

Thank you very much!

 

One useful, constructive answer out of four.

You are more than welcome!

[lapis]

No, they don't smell the same. I'd say that 54th smells more like anaesthetic than B-B, which to me has a 'sweeter' smell. Personally, I like both inks and as long as I remember to shake the 54th really well before refilling my Boston Safety pen, them I'm fine.

 

I'll go along with that. In any case there is zero notice of phenol or similar compounds.

[amberleadavis]

 

Thank you very much!

 

One useful, constructive answer out of four.

 

 

Please keep in mind that negative responses to comments result in fewer volunteers posting. Every member posts for their own reasons; no one is paid and no one is obligated to answer.

 

We have received your request to delete the thread since you received an answer. You should know by now, that as a policy, we do not delete posts just because the original poster believes that the question was answered. I'm sure you looked through prior posts to try and find the answer before you posted your question, and didn't find an answer. Hopefully, this post will answer the question for someone else in the future.

[The Good Captain]

 

 

Please keep in mind that negative responses to comments result in fewer volunteers posting. Every member posts for their own reasons; no one is paid and no one is obligated to answer.

 

We have received your request to delete the thread since you received an answer. You should know by now, that as a policy, we do not delete posts just because the original poster believes that the question was answered. I'm sure you looked through prior posts to try and find the answer before you posted your question, and didn't find an answer. Hopefully, this post will answer the question for someone else in the future.

 

 

 

Please keep in mind that negative responses to comments result in fewer volunteers posting. Every member posts for their own reasons; no one is paid and no one is obligated to answer.

 

We have received your request to delete the thread since you received an answer. You should know by now, that as a policy, we do not delete posts just because the original poster believes that the question was answered. I'm sure you looked through prior posts to try and find the answer before you posted your question, and didn't find an answer. Hopefully, this post will answer the question for someone else in the future.

Well said.

[inkstainedruth]

@ the OP:

I didn't answer because I didn't have an answer. Like Tas, I only have 54th Massachusetts (although unlike Tas, I like it). Not everybody has every ink (not even amberleadavis or Sam Capote). I expect that most people were like me, and only had one of the inks in question at best.

And you're probably lucky that I'm not a moderator, because *I* would have tossed your snide comment about responses out on its ear....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Maccabeus]

We have received your request to delete the thread since you received an answer. You should know by now, that as a policy, we do not delete posts just because the original poster believes that the question was answered. I'm sure you looked through prior posts to try and find the answer before you posted your question, and didn't find an answer. Hopefully, this post will answer the question for someone else in the future.

 

I never asked for it to be deleted. In fact, I specifically asked it be closed/locked. My intention was to avoid a slurry of irrelevant follow-up comments by those who had no answer to the original question (as we see has already happened) while keeping a *brief* answer to the question for others who might wonder the same thing.

 

One of the greatest injustices foisted upon us as a society is the illusion that everyone has something to contribute and that everybody's perspective and comments are both valid and valuable. As I am fond of telling my undergrads, the pooling of ignorance is not the basis for a good discussion. This is why we listen to people who know and listen quietly when we do not know.

Edited December 2, 2019 by Maccabeus

[torstar]

Man or woman walks into a thread they started and it didn't go as well as planned...

 

Darn all those greatest injustices foisted upon us.

 

On occasion I see men taking private sneaky sniffs of the toilet cleanser at the store, seems an odd smell to get anxious about, but maybe that's just me...

Edited December 10, 2019 by torstar

[kazoolaw]

 

 

 

One of the greatest injustices foisted upon us as a society is the illusion that everyone has something to contribute and that everybody's perspective and comments are both valid and valuable. As I am fond of telling my undergrads, the pooling of ignorance is not the basis for a good discussion. This is why we listen to people who know and listen quietly when we do not know.

"One of the greatest injustices?" It must be awfully sheltered in the ivory tower of academia. Did you notice that you, yourself, then foisted your own perspective and comments?

Edited December 11, 2019 by gary