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As far as I remember, last time I used Parker Quink Green Cartridges back in 2001-2002…

 

Recently I have decided to use that ink again occasionally and found those inks were discontinued by Parker/Newell much time ago :(

 

On some FPN thread I have found positive opinion on Levenger Cartridges Forest Green (though they are smaller in ink capacity than Parker's long ones…).

 

I have tried to buy Levenger cartridges but found out they were not available in the UK :(

Amazon UK states “Currently Unavailable”.

All offers on eBay are from the US sellers only.

 

So, I understand the only workable option to buy Levenger inks is to order directly on the company's website from the US and have them shipped to the UK, correct?

 

Alternatively, I am now considering to get back to bottled ink, but found Parker Quink Green was no longer available in bottles either…

However, I have found Waterman Harmonious Green but there is a question: how green is it? Is it similar to Parker Quink Green in quality and colour?

I actually need a nice very “green” green :) without any blue-ish or teal-ish shades…

Darker green would be fine, too.

 

Any workable recommendations are much welcomed.

Thanks in advance to everyone who responds! :)

 

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Looking at the few reviews of Parker Green, they look almost blue green.

With the post being what it is I recommend you buying from UK based stores. Otherwise you risk waiting months until your package arrives. 

However, if you want a true green why don't buy a bunch of samples from Purepens/cultpens and see for yourself. 

 

However, if you really like Parker Green I found a bottle on ebay.....

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Are those cartridges even compatible with the pen in question? I was under the impression Parker, like Sheaffer, cartridges are proprietary -- and international standard cartridges likely won't fit...

 

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13 hours ago, yazeh said:

Looking at the few reviews of Parker Green, they look almost blue green.

With the post being what it is I recommend you buying from UK based stores. Otherwise you risk waiting months until your package arrives. 

However, if you want a true green why don't buy a bunch of samples from Purepens/cultpens and see for yourself. 

 

However, if you really like Parker Green I found a bottle on ebay.....

Thank you, Yazeh.

Almost 20 years ago Parker's Green Quink was really green without any blue/blue-ish shades...

Yes, I will try to find something from local online shops.

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12 hours ago, BaronWulfraed said:

Are those cartridges even compatible with the pen in question? I was under the impression Parker, like Sheaffer, cartridges are proprietary -- and international standard cartridges likely won't fit...

 

Yes, Parker cartridges are proprietary and not compatible with pens of other manufacturers.

However, according to the information from some sources and FPN:

1) Aurora cartridges are compatible with Parker pens (as Aurora adopted Parker's format).

2) Levenger long cartridges can be used in Parkers as well.

 

Moreover, much time ago someone on FPN also mentioned that Lamy cartridges may fit Parkers, too... but I have to check this option myself...

 

 

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On 2/9/2021 at 1:50 PM, TheRedBeard said:

As far as I remember, last time I used Parker Quink Green Cartridges back in 2001-2002…

 

Recently I have decided to use that ink again occasionally and found those inks were discontinued by Parker/Newell much time ago :(

 

On some FPN thread I have found positive opinion on Levenger Cartridges Forest Green (though they are smaller in ink capacity than Parker's long ones…).

 

I have tried to buy Levenger cartridges but found out they were not available in the UK :(

Amazon UK states “Currently Unavailable”.

All offers on eBay are from the US sellers only.

 

So, I understand the only workable option to buy Levenger inks is to order directly on the company's website from the US and have them shipped to the UK, correct?

 

Alternatively, I am now considering to get back to bottled ink, but found Parker Quink Green was no longer available in bottles either…

However, I have found Waterman Harmonious Green but there is a question: how green is it? Is it similar to Parker Quink Green in quality and colour?

I actually need a nice very “green” green :) without any blue-ish or teal-ish shades…

Darker green would be fine, too.

 

Any workable recommendations are much welcomed.

Thanks in advance to everyone who responds! :)

 

Montblanc Irish Green comes to mind as a “green” green that’s similar to (my memory of) the Parker cartridges I last used ~5 years ago.

 

Monteverde Hope Green is slightly brighter, but a great “green” green—not too blue or teal or yellow. 

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1 hour ago, goodpens said:

Montblanc Irish Green comes to mind as a “green” green that’s similar to (my memory of) the Parker cartridges I last used ~5 years ago.

 

Monteverde Hope Green is slightly brighter, but a great “green” green—not too blue or teal or yellow. 

Thank you, Goodpens.

I will look at them and try to try :)

I have also found some opinions that Diamine Sherwood Green and Leonardo Green are both "green" green without blue or teal.

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I have eventually started using Sherwood Green and I should say that I like it :)

 

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On 2/12/2021 at 8:33 AM, goodpens said:

Montblanc Irish Green comes to mind as a “green” green that’s similar to (my memory of) the Parker cartridges I last used ~5 years ago.

Much cheaper and a slight tad better is R&K Verdugo. @ E-8.50 the last time I looked vs E 19 for the jumped up price of Irish Green, that had been E16. When I luckily bought it.

 

A while back I did a test of these three shading inks,  R&G Verdugo, MB Irish Green and the discontinued 4001 Brilliant Green***.

Verdugo (50ml) finished a nose in front of Irish  (60ml) (some other poster had it reversed but R&K is still priced to go) Pelikan Brilliant Green finished a neck back. (30ml for @ E 4.00)

 

***So, so many posters wanted a dull dark non-shading green, so got it with the new dark green Pelikan.:angry:

 

Having decided that R&K was my go to green-green shading ink the discontinuation of the Brilliant Green didn't kill me. Still have a bottle of it anyway.

I don't know if R&K comes in cartridges, but suggest you needle fill if you don't have a converter or a piston pen.

 

Who needed Green:unsure:...I was in the middle of chasing purple, having 8, when I found a half empty bottle for sale of 4001 Brilliant Green for dirt cheap. I tried it, WoW...and it was brilliant and Shaded.

Within that year alone, I bought 14 green or greenish inks. Now have 19.

Never got back to purple.

 

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28 minutes ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

Much cheaper and a slight tad better is R&K Verdugo.

If I didn't know better, I would say spell check is doing some unwarranted corrections: R & K Verdura?

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Verdura is close enough to Verdugo when both come up with little red lines under them. 

Grün would be so much easier, 
out side of hunting up alt keys for umlauts.

The Reality Show is a riveting result of 23% being illiterate, and 60% reading at a 6th grade or lower level.

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