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Hi Eharriett,

 

I completely agree. I've always believed ink should come in amber or cobalt glass, but I don't think anyone sells it that way. Naturally, they want to show off the colors, but tinted glass would be better for the ink.

 

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Hi Noihvo,

 

:headsmack:

 

Quite right... and I have 4 R&K inks! They slipped my mind - and I haven't tried KWZ yet.

 

Yes, it is just a few cents - and well worth it, IMHO. IIRC, amber glass added 8 cents per bottle back when I was bottling my inks; for a large operation like Herbin, Quink, etc., the cost would be truly negligible.

 

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For a time Parker sold Quink in opaque plastic bottles which are also great for traveling.

Hi Gary,

 

Hhhmmmmm... that is intriguing; do you have any recollection when they did that? :unsure:

 

 

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My memory is using those bottles in the mid-70's with my Parker 45.

I found a couple bottles online(eBay?) with Super Quink Permanent Blue ink with Solv-X, instead of the blue black which was my favorite. Bottle says made in England, packaged in the US.

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My memory is using those bottles in the mid-70's with my Parker 45.

I found a couple bottles online(eBay?) with Super Quink Permanent Blue ink with Solv-X, instead of the blue black which was my favorite. Bottle says made in England, packaged in the US.

Very interesting, indeed. Thanks for the info, Gary. 👍 Tally-ho and pip-pip! I'll have to go on the hunt! :D

 

Sean :)

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"Any society that will give up liberty to gain security deserves neither and will lose both." - Ben Franklin

Thank you Our Lady of Prompt Succor & St. Jude.

 

 

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3:2 BB with Solv=x to Permanent Blue. Hmph. Still too blue. Now, where is that pack of Parker Black cartridges?

 

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