Are Bungubox inks made by Sailor ?

[Patrick L]

Hello,

              I read on the internet that the (very expensive) Bungubox inks are manufactured by Sailor. Is this true ?

             Take care

             Patrick

[chromantic]

Sailor makes exclusive lines for several pen stores, some just a handful of colors, with others, like Kobe, being more extensive. I doubt the Bingboxes cost any more to manufacture, the store just charges a premium for them.

[Patrick L]

1 hour ago, chromantic said:

Sailor makes exclusive lines for several pen stores, some just a handful of colors, with others, like Kobe, being more extensive. I doubt the Bingboxes cost any more to manufacture, the store just charges a premium for them.

Thanks for your reply Chromantic. So you confirm that Sailor is the manufacturer of Bungubox inks ? The great  Pilot  could also produce a lot more inks if they wish  but from what I appear to understand they only produce inks for their own brands ( Pilot and Iroshizuku)

[inkstainedruth]

I don't know one way or the other about Bungubox, but I'm pretty sure that Sailor does make Kobe inks.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[IlikeInksandIcannotlie]

Sailor does make Bungubox, Kobe, and other inks.

[Number99]

Although no official statement by Bungbox could be found, an article in Office Magazine, a trade newspaper for stationery and office equipment, is written in the first person.

In it, it also states that the first ink was commissioned to Sailor Fountain Pens.

Also, please check if there is any " セーラー万年筆"(Sailor Fountain Pen Co., Ltd.) in your ink, as Japanese law requires the manufacturer to be listed on industrial products in Japan.

 

https://www.ofmaga.com/news.html?eid=01692

 

https://sailor.co.jp/event/bungubox-hamamatsu_20220611/

 

 

 

Edited November 5, 2022 by Number99
Added translation of "セーラー万年筆".

[Misfit]

Starting at FPN home, scroll down to Ink Reviews, then Index of Ink Reviews, under Sailor, you’ll find this. I took a screenshot to show it. 
 

[XYZZY]

Link to one of my favorite ink threads is below; 181 pages of Sailor-made inks.😱  Go to that thread, enter an ink name, then restrict the search to "This topic" before pressing Enter.

 

Prior to their recent sale I think Sailor's core competency was their ability to build relationships with shops for small production runs of custom color inks or pens, although that seemed to be limited to Japanese shops.  I don't know if that's something they still do since being purchased by...well whomever that was.  Yes, other companies know how to throw different dyes or color pellets into the mix, too, but Sailor seemed to that much more.

 

 

[Preserved_Killick]

The fact that all my Bungbox inks were sold in a Sailor bottle is a dead giveaway.  Though now Bungbox has their own bottle shape.

[Mew]

It may not be obvious now with the new bottle, but their old bottles had sailor branding.