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16 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

Woah, so that's how it's done. :eureka:

 

I was looking for two Lamy Z28 today too. The store didn't have any so I got a couple of gel pens... 

 

@AmandaW I needed enough ink to get through the winter! 🤣

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A pair of sealed and full vintage bottles I recently picked up.

 

WW2 Parker 'Micro-film Black', for V-Mail correspondence

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Waterman's South Sea Blue, because I'm a sucker for fanciful ink names and artwork.

 

These both count as new and not replacement bottles because I've never used either one!

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@Amberjack thank you for the photos. Seeing the box for South Sea Blue is so cool. I always liked the name too, and now seeing the inspiration of the image on the box is amazing. Very cool!

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@Amberjack!  Interesting box for the vintage Quink (there was another thread I was reading last night where someone (was that you?) had a similar box, but I picked up a bottle of Microfilm Black a while back, where the top of the box is NOT mostly red, white and blue like yours -- it's completely black and with white lettering....

So now I'm wondering if that bottle is older or newer than yours....  

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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54 minutes ago, boilermaker1975 said:

I had to get to free shipping!

 

 

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That is a beautiful sight!

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4 minutes ago, boilermaker1975 said:

@Amberjack There were a few other, non-Waterman, bottles on ink in that shipment.

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I appreciate and enjoy the fact that when I feel like I have enough pens...my ink shelf starts to look empty, and when I decide I have enough ink to last me for the rest of my life (and then some)...another fountain pen catches my eye...

 

Rinse...repeat...

 

The perfect hobby!

 

 

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On 2/7/2026 at 1:14 PM, Amberjack said:

I appreciate and enjoy the fact that when I feel like I have enough pens...my ink shelf starts to look empty, and when I decide I have enough ink to last me for the rest of my life (and then some)...another fountain pen catches my eye...

 

Rinse...repeat...

 

The perfect hobby!

 

 

@Amberjack I also have enough inks for the rest of my life. Heck, I probably won't even get to trying some of them!

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one of the Toronto underground PATH stores keeps steering me towards...

 

those little Monteverde blue bottles on my office desk

 

Horizon

Sapphire

Capri 

Malibu

 

on a Capri kick this week

 

 

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Lamy Dark Lilac (2024) and Diamine Merlot. 

Will work for pens... :unsure:

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Pelikan 4001 Blue-black, because I needed one more item for free shipping and I’ve never tried it.

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2 hours ago, Amberjack said:

Pelikan 4001 Blue-black, because I needed one more item for free shipping and I’ve never tried it.

 

I've tried it just lately and (as an unseasoned ink user) I rather like it.

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3 hours ago, Amberjack said:

Pelikan 4001 Blue-black, because I needed one more item for free shipping and I’ve never tried it.


  This ink was my jam in uni. I think it might be slightly different now, but it’s beautiful. 

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 30 currently inked pens:

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

Parker Duofold Lady needlepoint, MB Cool Grey

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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I was able to add Montblanc Olympic Heritage Red ink to my order, and will have both blue and red now. 

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Couldn't pass this one up for $59.36 on Amazon. I found it looking for Yosemite green and I didn't have any of these 10 yet.

 

 

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