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Robert Oster Torquay


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Robert Oster is new player in fountain pen ink market. He operates through worldwide network of wholesalers. The inks are sold in 50 ml PET bottles with a tightly secure twist cap. I don't know who makes the inks for the shop, but the colors look interesting and fresh. At the moment Robert Oster inks are available in billion colors - I lost track how many.



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Sample of Torquay was sent to me by Akszugor. While the ink behaves well, I strongly dislike the color.



Drops of ink on kitchen towel



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Software ID




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Color range




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Discovery copy paper, Kaweco Classic, medium nib




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Maruman, Lamy Al-Star, medium nib



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Midori, Lamy Al-Star, medium nib




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Admiration here too visvamitra.

I have an ink needing a test and I dislike the colour so can't bring myself to play with it :mellow:

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I like your review as always but I find the colour of this ink nauseating.

Life is too short to drink bad wine (Goethe)

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Comprehensive as always.

Thank you for throwing yourself under the bus with this review so that the rest of us don't have to....

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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