If you have trouble with your fountain pen drying out and needing that wetting under the tap to re-start then this ink is for you. It works day in and day out with utter reliability. This is my favorite color being a good mixture of blue (which I find too light for my liking) and black (which just doesn't have that "sophistication").
Parker, from UK, have been making inks since the 1930's and know how to make great pens and great quick drying and reliable inks that will not gum up your pen regardless of brand. This ink will reward you with it's reliability every time you place nib to paper. So, after trying many inks, including those nice colored ones, I recommend "old reliable" - Quink. Parker Super Quink Permanent Ink for Parker Pens, 2-oz. Bottle, Blue-Black (3007100)
The "blue-black" color name is misleading. It's a nice, deep, royal blue with no hint of black pigment. It doesn't easily smudge after drying, but isn't completely waterproof as noted previously. On many papers I write on that are rather absorbent, the color fades quite a bit after a day or two. On some, it turns to a light greenish blue, possibly a result of some chemical reaction with the paper. Fountain pen inks work best on relatively nonabsorbent papers anyway, but most of the stuff I write on is copier paper or similar. This ink doesn't "feather" out from capillary action in highly absorbent paper as some inks do. It dries quickly. It shows no sign of clogging the pen. Good stuff, but be aware that it's really blue and not black. (It still photocopies well.)
This product was just what I needed to be able to use my fountain pen -- the old-fashioned type that needs real ink to be filled into its barrel. The product came promptly, undamaged and works just like it should. - Fountain Pen Ink - Fountain Pens - Fountain Pen - Ink'
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