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Purple
S.T. Dupont is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Purples sit at the boundary of professional and playful, one of the more personality-forward choices that still reads clearly on the page. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About S.T. Dupont
S.T. Dupont is a French luxury goods house founded in 1872 and based in Paris. Originally famed for leather goods and later its lacquered petrol and gas lighters, the company expanded into high-end writing instruments and is known for finely lacquered and metalworked fountain pens. Its pens and lighters remain collector items, often using Chinese lacquer and precious metal finishes.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
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