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“Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory.” - Harvey Mackay “Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.” - Mark ...

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...

Translations can be a tricky thing. One needs to be mindful of all the idiosyncrasies of the language. Jolly Green Giant translated into...

Far Eastern calligraphy is an art within art, a way of life, and a path to immortality. Just like love fills the heart, calligraphy fills...

Celebrate spring with Mont Blanc’s Pink Ink. It is the perfect ink to spruce up any diary or journal and get your doodling juices flowi...

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...

“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” – Emily Dickinson “The smell of ink...

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

Contracts have always required a signature to become legally binding. Typically, contracts are oral or written, but written contracts have...

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

In fine art, the term 'pen and ink' denotes a drawing technique involving the use of black and other colored inks which are applie...

 “Caesar had perished from the world of men, had not his sword been rescued by his pen.” - Henry Vaughan “You want to be a writer, don...

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,...

Writing letters has long been a popular theme in popular culture songs. Revealing your heart always seems a bit easier when penning...

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 ...

The joy of collecting autographs on signed letters, books, memorabilia and good old fashioned autograph books has long been satisfying ho...

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