What color is my ink?

[soda bottle]

Just got this for a song at the local antique shop. It is a J&IEM. I'm thinking its a honey amber? In the sun it looks very yellow. I see these all the time in aqua and sometimes amber but I cant remember seeing one in this color other than Deldig's post a few months ago. I don't really collect inks but I could'nt pass up the deal on this one.

 

[epackage]

Looks Honey Amber to me too, nice get...[]

 

[botlguy]

Beauteous. Honey Amber, maybe, with a lot of yellow in it. NICE ! !

 

[saratogadriver]

I'd say yellow, or yellow amber. An excellent color for the moore's. A $400 bottle all day... Maybe more.

Jim G

 

[NCdigger5]

Great find! I never see anything from an antique store that nice.

 

[sandchip]

...with a tad o' topaz! Nice!

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Color is a funny thing. Everybody has a different idea on the matter. I'de call it yellow amber myself, as well. Whatever color the powers that be decide it is, it is a fine little ink. Nice score!

 

[botlguy]

I hesitate to throw a damper on this thread but have these been reproduced? If so I am not aware of it and am just trying to inform myself.

 

[soda bottle]

I hesitate to throw a damper on this thread but have these been reproduced? If so I am not aware of it and am just trying to inform myself.

Good point but I dont believe they have ever been reproduced. This example has base wear and the same embossing seen on other J&IEM inks I have seen.

 

[JOETHECROW]

Great find!