Montblanc Ink - What Color Is It?

[betsypreston]

Today I received a used MB 146 in the mail. The seller included a bottle of MontBlanc ink.

 

The bottle is labelled:

Mont

Blanc

The art of Writing

Tinge . Encre . Tinta . Ink

Made in W. Germany 52ml

 

There is no color name. And there is no color "dot". There is nothing to indicate the color.

 

The bottle is one of the regular MB ink bottles: looks a bit like a shoe with a heel. Jagged edges with a star cap, and the "heel" section to concentrate ink for filling. The not-cap end is rounded (I've seen pictures of others where the end is square.

 

The ink is what I would call "blue-black".

 

Is there a date range where MB didn't indicate the color of the ink on the label? Any guesses what color it might be? Since they have a relatively small range of ink colors, I'm hoping this information is enough to narrow it down.

 

Thanks for any info you might have!

 

 

[PenTieRun]

This sounds like late 80s early 90s "Blue-Black," which is what Midnight Blue was called until just a few years ago. If this bottle has been opened and used at all, I should think the ink may be on the dry side but still perfectly safe to use.

[betsypreston]

That makes sense. The pen is an 80s model. I bought it from some Dr. It wouldn't surprise me if he tried the pen a few times, decided it wasn't for him, and at long last put the two up for auction.

[Chrissy]

Please be aware that the blue black ink from Montblanc is permanent not washable and it's an 'iron gall' version of ink. Please don't allow it to dry out in your 146 or it will be quite difficult to clean out

Edited May 18, 2013 by Chrissy

[Pen Nut]

I have the same MB bottle as you describe. ie no colour dot and 52ml contents. I also have the original box which clealy has a colour patch on both ends of the box, mine is red, the box also proudly claims that the ink contains 'Supercleaner SC21'. I suspect that the box was the way to identify the colour of inks in this era.

 

The next bottle I have does display the colour dot and, although it stands a bit higher, contains 50ml of ink. I think this was from the mid 90's. Oh and the new 'square toed boot' has 60ml of ink in them.

[betsypreston]

Please be aware that the blue black ink from Montblanc is permanent not washable and it's an 'iron gall' version of ink. Please don't allow it to dry out in your 146 or it will be quite difficult to clean out

 

Oooh, thanks for the heads up. I always have too many pens inked, so the chance of one going dry is fairly high. Usually it's not a problem, but in this case sounds like it would be.

 

Just as well. I wouldn't mind an excuse to dump the fill cuz the color doesn't do much for me. I'd rather put in a Noodler's Bad Blue Kingfisher or maybe Lamy or Quink Blue-Black instead.