Cross Bottled Fountain Pen Ink, Black, 2-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 4)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FKJPL0
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,626 in Office Products (See Bestsellers in Office Products)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 23, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Cross Bottled Fountain Pen Ink in Black comes in four 2-ounce bottles and provides a consistently smooth flow of ink. Chemically compatible to work with Cross fine writing instruments.

From the Manufacturer
Black Bottled Fountain Pen Ink. The perfect complement to a Cross fountain pen, our ink is formulated to provide both superior writing characteristics and complete chemical compatibility with our fine writing instruments. Bottle contains 62.5 ml (2 oz.) of ink.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, smooth, dark, opaque black ink; not for checks, January 1, 2007

By	S. Blackwelder "fountain pen daily user" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the same as Pelikan 4001 Black or Brilliant Black ink. It is popular with fountain pen enthusiasts. It feels good during writing. It dries to a truly opaque, black color. It is not very water-resistant. It is not safe for writing checks.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good daily ink, March 8, 2007

By	M. McCreary - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I use this ink for daily work. It does not clog any pens I have used it in including Pelikan and Bexley.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes! Awesome!, February 26, 2007

By	W. Brown "person" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's ink. What more is there to say? It's just a lot of ink for a reasonable price, and if you like black ink, I highly recommend that you use this ink in your fountain pen. This package contains four glass bottles in individual boxes, each bottle being capped with a stout plastic lid with seal.

And for those who may wonder if Cross ink will work with a Mont Blanc pen (hey, don't laugh, I can see it as a legitimate question if someone isn't familiar with fountain pens,) the answer--unless Mont Blanc pens are somehow special--is yes, since all fountain pens are just reservoirs with finely tuned leaks. A quality ink from a quality company will work in any of them.

One thing to be aware of: if you've never used a fountain pen before, be aware that unlike other types of ink, fountain pen ink is not at all waterproof. At least, I've never seen waterproof fountain pen ink; I can imagine it clogging pens very effectively. Not that you should be taking your notebook to the swimming pool, but be aware that the ink will run if water touches the page it's written on.