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Souvenirs from Germany - tiny ink bottles


I recently bought two ink bottles - and I think, the contents will last for a while.

Pelikan sells two of their 4001 inks in XL (1000mL) - royal blue and brilliant black. In addition, these bottles are cheap. With 20-25 USD per bottle, no complaints from me.
But it seems, that you can only get them in Germany.

If you prefer other colours (in L = 250ml), than you need to look at e.g. Octopus ink (also from Germany). You can get 15 colors, see colour chart below. I guess they will add more colours, there is no orange yet.

Buying ink should be over now, I will run out of life before running out of ink. No more buying of 30ml bottles for 10-20 USD (fingers crossed).






Edit 2019/1/21
Some of the colors (10 of 15) have been reviewed on FPN (Fountain Pen Network): Burgunder, Flieder, Karamell, Karibiki, Koenigsblau, Pinie, Purpur, Rot, Tiefgruen und Schwarz.





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  1. Michael EJuly 6, 2018 at 6:05 PM

    Where to buy, I was asked:
    Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue
    https://www.guenstiger.de/Produkt/Pelikan/301135_Tinte_4001_1000ml_koenigsblau.html
    Pelikan Brilliant Black
    https://www.guenstiger.de/Produkt/Pelikan/Tinte_4001_1_Liter_bril_sw.html

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  2. G1EFUJanuary 12, 2019 at 10:06 AM

    These look like all the same colours listed by Octopus Fluids also from Germany

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    1. Michael EJanuary 13, 2019 at 12:34 AM

      Of course, Octopus inks are made by Octopus Fluids. There is even a link to them.

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  3. Michael EApril 30, 2019 at 4:04 AM

    Octopus increases the number of inks they have to 20.
    http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/345831-new-inks-from-octopus-fluids/

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