Blending Vintage Sheaffer Permanent Royal Blue 532 To Make It More Vivid?

[Dino Silone]

I scored a full 32oz bottle of Sheaffer's Skrip Permanent Royal Blue 532 Writing Fluid over the weekend, for a pretty decent price. The bottle has a spout for filling inkwells on the top, and I'm guessing the ink dates back to the 1950s or so.

 

I've filled a couple of pens with it, and also used it for dipping. I don't know if it's faded over the years. When I use it dipped, it's a fairly rich color, because it goes on pretty wet. But in the two pens I inked with it, the color is a faded blue, almost a blue gray. I may just be used to modern inks, which tend to be pretty bold (at least the ones I buy do). This is more subtle, with nice shading.

 

The bottle says "Warning - do not mix writing fluids, etc," I tried mixing in a little black - just a couple of drops - with it in a small container, and that made the color more vivid. I'm wondering if this will ruin pens if I do mix it.

 

Does anyone have experience with this ink? Is it supposed to be a faded, subtle color? And does anyone have experience mixing it with other inks to make it bolder?

 

Thanks!

[Freddy]

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[Dino Silone]

Thanks for the reply, Freddy. The ink I bought was number 532, though, and the color is pretty different from what you posted - a more blue-gray color, almost a lighter version of a blue-black. Your ink looks more like a blue. I like the color of mine, it's just that my old eyes have an easier time with bolder inks.

 

This is what the bottle looks like: http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Sheaffers-Skrip-Writing-Fluid-Refill-Bottle-532-/00/s/MTI4MFg5NjA=/$%28KGrHqZ,!jgE7jIy3h0zBO7rDzdP9!~~60_12.JPG