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Black
Traveler's Company is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Specs
Paper & pairing
As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. 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 Traveler's Company
Traveler's Company is the brand behind the leather-covered Traveler's Notebook, made by Japanese stationery firm Designphil, founded as Midori in 1950. The notebook line, originally sold under the Midori name, was spun off as the Traveler's Company brand in 2014, and the range now includes brass fountain pens, ballpoints and travel-themed stationery.
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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