Fountain Pen Ink Bottle-Fountain Pen Inks

When looking for fountain pen inks you will have a choice between fountain pen ink in a bottle or fountain pen ink cartridges.


There is really no difference between the quality of the ink provided that they come from the same manufacturer and it is a matter of personal preference as to whether you choose your ink in a bottle or cartridge.

Fountain Pen Inks

Waterman fountain pen ink

Waterman fountain pen ink is one of the best choices on the market because of the good flow and quick drying nature of their inks.

Florida blue is one of the most popular of fountain pen inks from Waterman and has great flow and color strength.

It also comes in black, blue-black, purple, green, red and a few others.

Parker Fountain Pen Ink

Quink is a brand leader in fountain pen inks and is a good value ink which comes in red, green, black, blue-black and a few others.It has become one of the first fountain pen inks that many people use because of it’s price and availability.

Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges

Fountain pen ink cartridges are generally available in short(38 mm long) or long(72mm) and these sizes have been accepted by the major ink cartridges manufacturers as standard or universal cartridges.

However depending on the pen that you have you need to check out that it will accept the standard size cartridge because some manufacturers such as Parker,Sheaffer,Lamy and Cross make their own proprietary cartridges and may not fit your particular brand of fountain pen.For example Sheaffer have a couple of pens which only take Sheaffer fountain pen ink cartridges viz the Sheaffer Prelude compact and the Sheaffer Agio Compact.

The advantages of using fountain pen ink in a bottle includes cost and cleansing of the nib.Clearly the cost of manufacturing and selling ink in a bottle is less than for cartridges and there is less of an environmental issue also as the bottle can be washed and reused unlike the plastic cartridges which can only be discarded.

The act of filling your fountain pen from an ink bottle means that any old ink trapped in the nib is dissolved and cleansed by the refilling through the nib from the bottle.

The advantage of using a fountain pen ink cartridge is convenience and less mess and you always have the option of carrying a spare packet of ink cartridges with you in your pocket when at work;carrying a fountain pen ink bottle in your new suit or white shirt requires more bravery than most people are prepared to exhibit.