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The Pelikan M320 Pearl is the perfect Valentine's Day gift! |
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The Omas 80th Anniversary LE Vintage Paragon (1931-2011) comes in Blue Royale, Senape, Pearl Grey, and Burkina while supplies last. |
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Violet is the new color addition to the the Pilot Custom 74 line. |
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Order your Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point 2011 Limited Edition in Pink! |
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Order your Bexley Owners Club 2012 fountain pens! |
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We have the Pilot/Namiki matte black Vanishing Point fountain pen. |
Fountain Pen Inks |
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| We currently carry Pelikan, Sailor, Aurora, and Pilot-Namiki inks in the bottle or cartridge. We carry Sheaffer ink in the bottle only. The Platinum ink cartridges come in colors in the two-packs, and we also have Black and Blue-Black in ten-packs. Please note that we do have a minimum order requirement of $25.00 | ||||||
Aurora Ink |
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J. Herbin is the oldest name in pen inks in the world. M. Herbin created “The Jewel of Inks” in his shop on the Rue des Fosses Saint-Germain in Paris in 1700. Herbin uses all natural dyes in their fountain pen inks. This natural composition is reflected in the very neutral pH of the inks. We are now carrying J. Herbin La Perle des Encres, all in 100 ml bottles in the following colors: Perle Noir, Eclat de Saphir, Bleu Nuit, Lie De Thé, Poussière de Lune, and Violette Pensée. Each 100ml bottle is $20.00 |
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These Pelikan inks are
available from us in 2 fl.oz (62.5 ml) bottles for $8.60 each: Pelikan cartridges fit into
pens that use international cartridges. Among others, these include Bexley, Montegrappa, Montblanc, OMAS, Pelikan Ductus,
and Waterman fountain pens. They come six to a box for only $2.55 per box. |
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Pilot-Namiki
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Pilot-Namiki Bottled Ink Pilot has confirmed with Japan that the PH levels of all Pilot ink is above 7.0 therefore acid free and archival safe. |
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Pilot-Namiki Iroshizuku Bottled Ink |
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Pilot-Namiki Ink Cartridges |
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This article explains the use of carbon black ink for artists. |
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| For years I have looked for ink that I could draw with in a fountain pen and watercolor over. I tried everything from drawing with regular fountain pen ink and spraying it with varnishes to soaking an ink drawing in water then painting with watercolor, all with unsatisfactory results. Then I heard of Noodler’s “Bulletproof” inks—so I bought some. It was “bulletproof” but NOT waterproof—for me. With a light color wash like yellow it let off a gray tinge. Others have had good results water coloring over Noodler’s but not me. Every time I heard or saw someone using Noodler’s and water coloring over it I would buy a new bottle only to have a gray tinge come off the ink lines. Noodler’s is a great product but was not giving me the result I wanted. I think it is because I use VERY WET nibs so any ink pooling on the surface that does not bond with the cellulose in the paper was being washed off with my brush. Then I found Platinum Carbon Black. This is a super smooth matte black ink. I put a wet brush over my ink lines and not a tinge of gray! My watercolor washes were bright and pure—yellows bright as the sun! Then I heard of all the problems of pens clogging with PCB! So I stopped using it. Then Richard Binder at a Pen show told me that PCB would be a better ink to use than the ink I was using at the time. Just flush regularly he reminded. I decided to flush whatever pens I had inked every 1st and 15th of the month. I have been doing that for 6-8 months now with no problems. This ink performs beautifully. I use it in my big German piston fillers, love it in my eyedropper pens and never plan to stop using Platinum Carbon Black ink. —Steve Light stevelightart.com |
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Platinum Mix Free Ink |
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Sailor
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| Sailor Kiwa-Guro Black Pigment ink and the Sei-Boku Blue/Black Pigment ink (also known as Nano inks) are now available both in cartridge and bottled ink. This is a pigment ink which has excellent water resistant qualities, quick drying, and color-fast properties. The perfect products for all official documents. $24.00 for the bottle and the cartridges are $10.00 for a pack of twelve. | ||||||
| Sailor has re-designed the colors as well as the bottles. A new bright Red, an earthy Green, two different shades of Blue, and a brand-new Purple are ready for writing. The Black and Blue-Black inks are also available in this new bottle. The interior of the redesigned bottle now includes an interior reservoir to make refilling your pen or converter more convenient. When the bottle's ink supply gets low, just turn the bottle upside down (with the cap on!) and then return it to an upright position. Then unscrew the cap and find ink in the reservoir, ready to be drawn up into your pen. These new style inks are now available for only $12.50 per bottle. | ||||||
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| Sailor's six new colors - Peche, Ultra Marine, Epinard, Sky High, Grenade, and Apricot - are now in stock and available for immediate shipment. Click here for a larger image of what is available. $12.50 each. |
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| We now have the new Sailor inks in their redesigned bottles! At $12.50 for either the new bottles or the remaining old style inks, you now have more Sailor ink choices than ever before. If you have a preference, be sure to specify which ink bottle style you prefer when you place your order. | ||||||
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The Yellow-Orange is stunning, and the warm Green is bright and clear with a hint of yellow. The Blue is a dark ultramarine. The old style ink is only available in Black for $12.50 per bottle and available in limited numbers. The old style Brown, Red-Brown, Blue, Blue-Black, Yellow Orange, and Gray are already sold out--act now to stock up on the remaining inks before they are gone for good. |
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Sheaffer Ink |
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| Sheaffer Skrip is used by us as our shop ink. The newly designed bottle contains 50 ml of ink and has a wide base to lessen the danger of tip-overs. It is a strong and bright Blue. We use this ink in our shop primarily because it can be washed off of our hands at the end of the day and is quite reasonable in price. Bottles get consumed every month. At $8.00 a bottle it is an affordable and reliable ink - we have never seen it plug a fountain pen. | ||||||
While the bottled fountain pen inks seen on this page can be used in any fountain pen having a converter, piston-fill, or other reservoir system (that includes every pen we sell new with the exception of the Sapporo Mini), cartridge inks fall into two broad categories--international and proprietary. Pelikan cartridges are international and can be used in a wide variety of fountain pen brands, including Bexley, Montegrappa, and Pelikan's own Ductus series. Aurora, Platinum, Pilot-Namiki, and Sailor ink cartridges are proprietary, usable only in their respective pen brands--note that Platinum makes the ink cartridges used in Nakaya pens. In turn, pens from these manufacturers can only utilize their own proprietary ink cartridges--with the exception of Nakaya, which offers an adaptor (available from us at a nominal cost) allowing their pens to use international cartridges in addition to the Platinum brand. Still have questions? Don't hesitate to e-mail us at info@nibs.com or call us at (323) 655-2641. |
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| Various brands and colors of inks will work differently in fountain pens. We suggest
you try a few and see how you like them with your pen and writing style. Note that using cartridges only can result in a clogged feed. We recommend that you occasionally either fill with the converter or use the converter to clean the inner workings of your pen. If you are concerned that a water-based ink used on an envelope might get wet and run, rub it with candle wax. This will seal the ink under a transparent layer. |
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