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Apple Green
Duke is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Greens read as more expressive than blue or black, a common choice for people who want color without leaving the realm of "still looks professional." 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 Duke
Duke is a Chinese pen brand founded in 1988 by Huang Xide and now owned by Shanghai Jin Huangguan Gold Pen Co. It markets itself on German-influenced design and engineering and concentrates on heavy metal-bodied gift and commemorative pens, including bent-nib models aimed at calligraphy. Most pens are steel-nibbed and inexpensive, though the range extends to gold-nibbed presentation pieces.
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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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.