I like an ink bottle from which I can draw ink as close to the bottom as I can. How about you? My favorites to date, in that regard are: the Namiki 60ml (the flat one with the plastic insert, the old Parker Penman (also has a plastic insert), the Visconti wine glass (damn, I wish I had kept an old glass one), and of course the old Schaeffer Skrip bottle -- the new ones also have the little side section, too, but I like the old ones best. The Montblanc bottle is OK too, but because I don't generally like Montblanc ink, I seldom seem to empty one so I can fill it with ink I like better. Also, I don't really like the newer square-cornerd Montblanc bottle; I like the old round-ended one.
I have about a million inks (possibly an exaggeration, but anyway I can't count that high), but I'm still a sucker for another one. Sometimes I buy them just for the bottle. Nowadays, I'm more likely to buy a functional bottle than a decorative one.
By the way, if I'm using a cartridge converter, I tend to fill the converter from the bottle if I can, but the ink needs to be pretty "high" to be accessible. Nib dipping, while necessary with some pens, is a mess I try to avoid. I do have some pens I've converted to eyedropper fill, and I also syringe-re-fill cartridges and converters, and use syringes to suck up ink when levels are low. And yes, I've tried those little cone-shaped ink charging reservoirs, and made them myself before they were available.
Anyway, though there are so many ways to skin the cat, I'd love to hear what you folks think is a great ink bottle as far as ease of filling your pens. Trying one of your favorites will no doubt become an excuse for my next totally unnecessary ink purchase.
Thanks,
Tony
I have about a million inks (possibly an exaggeration, but anyway I can't count that high), but I'm still a sucker for another one. Sometimes I buy them just for the bottle. Nowadays, I'm more likely to buy a functional bottle than a decorative one.
By the way, if I'm using a cartridge converter, I tend to fill the converter from the bottle if I can, but the ink needs to be pretty "high" to be accessible. Nib dipping, while necessary with some pens, is a mess I try to avoid. I do have some pens I've converted to eyedropper fill, and I also syringe-re-fill cartridges and converters, and use syringes to suck up ink when levels are low. And yes, I've tried those little cone-shaped ink charging reservoirs, and made them myself before they were available.
Anyway, though there are so many ways to skin the cat, I'd love to hear what you folks think is a great ink bottle as far as ease of filling your pens. Trying one of your favorites will no doubt become an excuse for my next totally unnecessary ink purchase.
Thanks,
Tony