Discontinued Rotring Ink

[tmurfet]

Here is my take on how the bottle set discussed here meshes with the Rotring cartridges available in the 1996 catalogue:

I'm using the Brillant Turquoise from a rehydrated 90s cartridge right now in one of my Esprits with an M and in my opinion it's a fantastic vibrant shade with a slight green tone.

 

Dakota Black, Brillant Black R598312

Florence Rose, Brillant Pink R598202

Shannon Green, Brillant Green R598211

Persian Red, either Brillant Red R598210, or Brillant Brick Red R598206

Sevilla Red, either Brillant Red R598210, or Brillant Brick Red R598206

Sienna Brown, Brillant Brown R598207

Saxon Blue, either Brillant Ultramarine R598213, or Brillant Royal Blue R598205

Paris Blue either Brillant Ultramarine R598213, or Brillant Royal Blue R598205

Jakarta Violet, Brillant Violet R598204

Carlsbad Turquoise, Brillant Turquoise R598203

 

Cheers, Anthony.

[antoniosz]

Thanks Anthony!  Good to know that I am not the only one "crazy" with Rotring inks. 
They flow very nicely and I have been enjoying them for a while now. 

[tmurfet]

An update as I ran across a conversation where it was stated as follows:

Saxon Blue, Brillant Ultramarine R598213,

Paris Blue, Brillant Royal Blue R598205

So there is a probable match between these cartridge colors and the display set colors -- at least anecdotally, no official citation from Rotring references.

The burning question in my mind is who made the Rotring fountain pen inks? I'm convinced they did not manufacture them, but contracted that out to another company, Pelikan perhaps as there are similarities in color selection. A theory, nothing more. I expect we'll never know. I do have a contact in Germany that worked at the Rotring factory for 40 years. He only speaks German so I have to rely on Google Translate to converse, and that takes some care. Next time I''m in contact I'll ask him if he knows anything about Rotring ink, and whether he has access to any NOS.

 

For anyone else that reads this -- I'm missing only one color in my Rotring Brillant ink cartridge collection: Rotring green. I would be willing to trade a NOS Rotring Turquoise (or other color) for a single box with six green cartridges. Doesn't matter if they are bone dry, as rehydration with distilled water and a syringe brings them back to life perfectly. I admit I am an OCD completionist! 

 

Interesting related article:

http://newpentrace.net/penbase/Data_Returns/full_articlebc80.html?id=389 -- I did purchase a 1 oz bottle of Pelikan green (not dark green) to serve me until I can locate Rotring green which is mentioned in this article as being more intense.

 

Cheers, Anthony.

Edited March 14, 2021 by tmurfet

[tmurfet]

On 2/4/2005 at 9:28 PM, TheNobleSavage said:

Ok, Since my twin 2 year olds are asleep, I was able to get a scan of the inks so you all can get a look at them. If you have heard of them or have used them, your opinions are welcome. If you think my printing is bad, you should see my handwriting!!!

 

http://img206.exs.cx/img206/7686/rotring4bq.jpg

 

I realize I'm dreaming in technicolor and operating a virtual time machine-- but do you still have the file rotring4bq.jpg lurking in your archives? I'm looking for examples of Rotring colors to help me with my research as I try to compile a complete set of Rotring ink examples. 

Cheers, Anthony.