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Ink Trivia Question: What is the difference between ink bottles and ink wells? Answer: Inkwells are different from ink bottles in th...

Question: How long will the average ballpoint pen refill last? Answer: 2 miles worth of writing

Question: What ink formula is the standard for use in the United States Post Office? Answer: 11.7 grams of tannic acid, 3.8 ...

Question : What is the oldest ink-written postcard? Answer: The oldest ink-written postcard ...

Using a twist converter with Ink Bottle One of the many joys of using a fine fountain pen is availability in the wide assortment of b...

  Question: What is the difference between a Ballpoint pens/refills and Rollerball pens/refills? Answer: Ballpoint pen refills use a thic...

You have more choices than you think. Blue writing ink is the most popular color used for pens. To simply say you want to use blue ink d...

Ink Trivia Ink Bottles: Bottles vs. cartridges/Instructions for use Although it is a personal preference, there is a cost ben...

Inkblots have been around as long as there has been ink. The Rorschach test also known as the Rorschach inkblot test (or simply the ink...

Back in the days when everyone used quill pens and fountain pens the one thing that could be found on every office or writing desk was an i...

Red ink Certain images instantly conjure up this bold color: fire engines, flames, roses, rouges, rubies, rust, tomatoes, blood and vale...

           A Message in a Bottle is a form of communication whereby a message is sealed in a container (archetypically a glass bottle, b...

Fountain pen ink is a water-based ink intended for use with fountain pens. Because fountain pens operate on the principle of capillary ...

What type of ink colors flow the best and is trouble-free and are less likely to dry-out? Answer : Pigment inks such as royal blue,...

Ink Trivia For years people had been carving into clay, stone, or wood to write a record of their life and experiences. But when ink and ...

Ink Trivia The ink cartridge for fountain pens was introduced around 1950. It was a disposable, pre-filled plastic or glass cartr...