Five and a half blues compared

[BillTheEditor]

This is the "Blue" page from my notebook, scanned and color-corrected.

 

It is hard to tell here, but you can actually tell that PR Midnight Blues and Levenger Cobalt Blue ARE blue, but they are very dark.

 

Notice the difference between the "old" Quink Blue and the new.

 

I need to add Noodler's Boston Brahmin Blue and Parker Penman Sapphire to this page, and will re-post when I've done that. The Boston Brahmin would be the lightest blue, and the Sapphire would be very similar (in the scan) to Cobalt Blue. I also need to add PR Sonic Blue when I get a chance, now that I think about it.

 

None of these inks feathered on this paper. All of them show through the paper, and the PR Midnight Blues, the Cobalt Blue, and the Quink from the Esterbrook 9314-B actually came through the paper slightly.

 

(Added: Dang! I forgot -- I have a bottle of PR Lake Placid Blue as well, that will need to be added. How could I forget? My favorite blue!)

 

(Edited to correct a reference to the manufacture of Parker Quink, which is not made in Slovenia.)

Edited July 22, 2006 by BillTheEditor

[*david*]

Are Parker inks made in Slovenia now too? Or why does it say pre-Slovenian?

[BillTheEditor]

Are Parker inks made in Slovenia now too? Or why does it say pre-Slovenian?

You know, maybe they are not made in Slovenia. Probably my mistake. I will correct the information if that is the case. However, the cartridge ink that I used in the 45 for these samples was purchased in 1998. Something changed! The ink from the bottle I just bought looks very different compared to those carts.

 

(I edited the scan in the first post to correct my error. Parker Quink is not made in Slovenia.)

Edited July 22, 2006 by BillTheEditor

[RonB]

Thanks for the scan! I enjoy looking at ink comparisons.

 

Ron

[southpaw]

Thanks for the blue's!

[Goodwhiskers]

. . . . [T]he cartridge ink that I used in the 45 for these samples was purchased in 1998. Something changed! The ink from the bottle I just bought looks very different compared to those carts.

Blue comparisons are always helpful. Thanks, Bill !

 

Is the good-looking ink in your pre-1999 Parker Quink Blue cartridges "permanent" rather than "washable," perhaps?

[BillTheEditor]

Is the good-looking ink in your pre-1999 Parker Quink Blue cartridges "permanent" rather than "washable," perhaps?

No, it's washable blue, made in France. It's a nice color, and I will miss it when it's all used up.

[lapis]

Mini add-on:

IMO Sailor Jentle Ink blue is close to the pre-1999 Quink Blue because it is a bit lighter and has a bit of a gray touch. The current Quink Blue (non-washable) is lighter than all of the others, about as light as the washable blue you scanned. The current washable is even lighter.

 

Mike

Edited November 25, 2010 by lapis

[The Bantam Scribbler]

Thanks for the comparisons, Bill!

 

I actually think your handwriting is terrific! Not "crummy" by any stretch of the imagination.

Edited November 27, 2010 by The Bantam Scribbler