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Parker 51 Ink - Tunis Blue - I actually am trying it!

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Okay - found an auctino for four (4) boxes of Tunis Blue 'Parker 51 Ink'. Three came perfectly sealed and one was leaking a bit during transport. So I left three boxes 'as is' and have them displayed on my shelf. With the opened one, I figured I should try it.

 

After shaking vigerously, I loaded it up in, what else, a thirsty/trusty Forest green Parker 51. This is one of my regular 'daily users' that has a wonderful Gold Fine nib (nice and smooth). I think this ink is some of the 'bad' ink that isn't supposed to be used in ANY pen (differently labelled Superchrome), but was supposed to be okay for the Parker 51.

 

So how is the ink? In a word: nice.

 

Its a nice purplish/blue ink that is very intense. Its actually a bit darker than MB royal blue, but not quite as purple as Pelikan Violet.

 

Its surprisingly thick. After using it in my pen for 2 weeks (almost daily), I've noticed only a bit of precipitate on the underside of the nib once. After using it for the two weeks, its actually running smoother than on day one (!?!). There is absolutely no feathering with my Moleskine and, amazingly, no bleed-through. It dries VERY quickly and is a pleasure to use.

 

As soon as this is pen-load is done, I'm gong ot switch back to Black Quick (after flushing the pen a lot).

 

If interested, I could post images of handwriting samples of the ink!

 

Chris

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Please do post pics! I'm always interested in seeing samples of vintage inks.

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Do post some photos. Just a thought, but the ink could be a bit thick due to water evaporation. I wonder if adding a bit of distilled water might bring it back to it's normal concentration? Question is, how much would that be?

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Okay - I figured I'd scan a few inks...from the top down:

 

Parker 51 Tunis Blue

Montblanc Royal Blue

Sheaffer Turquoise

Lamy Black

 

I did end up adding a bit of water to the bottle and the bulk of the thickness went away. Now its 'just right'! Its fun trying out inks!!!

 

chris

 

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Chris,

 

I think the Parker 51 ink is similar, if not identical, to the Parker Superchrome ink. As such, it has a bad reputation as a pen destroyer in the long run -- even the pens it was originally formulated for.

 

If I were you, I would clean the pen out and save the Parker 51 Ink for Pilot Varsity Eyedropper conversions.

 

 

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You're right - the Parker 51 ink is the same as Superchrome (the same warnings). Safe in the lucite '51', but not safe in others due to the metal based pigment and phenol. Heck, one or two penfulls couldn't hurt...right?

 

Chris

 

Chris,

 

I think the Parker 51 ink is similar, if not identical, to the Parker Superchrome ink. As such, it has a bad reputation as a pen destroyer in the long run -- even the pens it was originally formulated for.

 

If I were you, I would clean the pen out and save the Parker 51 Ink for Pilot Varsity Eyedropper conversions.

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Pictures, please.

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I use Super-Chrome inks often...but only in my Chinese pens. I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet.

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