Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges

Invention of ink cartridges made a substantial change in the use and popularity of fountain pens, both in schools and in business. Making ink truly portable constituted a considerable saving in time as the pace of American and European society began to quicken after the Second World War.

Originally made of glass, ink cartridges only partly addressed the issue of portability and the worst aspect of fountain-pen use, which was its messiness. Sadly, glass cartridges could break or leak, whether inside a pen dropped on a hard surface or held in reserve in a jacket pocket or briefcase. Postwar experiments with plastic resolved this issue with far greater reliability.

Cartridges produced great savings of time: in classrooms, laundry-rooms, and business offices, freeing all pen users from the annoying tie to a bottle of ink.

Cartridges also enabled fountain pen manufacturers to compete more equally with a new postwar invention: the ballpoint pen. Although fountain pen use has waned, those who still value traditional writing practices regard the ink cartridge as a practical way to continue using a fountain pen.

100 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Black Gift    US $13.50

40 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Blue Black Gift    US $6.99

70 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Black Gift    US $9.99

40 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Blue Gift    US $6.99

70 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Green Gift    US $9.95

40 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Purple Gift    US $6.99

2 New Waterman Ink Pistons Cartridge Type Refill Fountain Pen    US $1.47

50 Cross Fountain Pen Ink Refill Cartridge Blue Usa Made    US $18.95

70 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Blue Black Gift    US $9.95

Parker Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Par3011031pp 5 Pack    US $7.29

100 Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Burgundy Gift    US $13.95

3 Pirre Pauls Fountain Pen Red 10 Cartridge Blue Ink    US $9.90

36 Pilot Namiki Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refill Blue    US $8.80

20 Cross Fountain Pen Ink Refill Cartridge Blue Usa Made    US $9.95

18 Pilot Namiki Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refill Black    US $5.40

18 Pilot Namiki Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refill Blue    US $5.40

72 Pilot Namiki Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refill Black    US $15.00

Sheaffer Cartridge Fountain Pen Refills Brown Ink    US $5.00

6 Pilot Namiki Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refills Blue    US $2.50

Montegrappa Fountain Pen Blue Ink Cartridge Refill    US $13.50

Fountain Pen Desk Set Retro 51 Tuscany Steel Nib Piston Converter Ink Cartridge    US $110.00

20 Cross Fountain Pen Ink Refill Cartridge Red Usa Made    US $9.95

1960s Sheaffer Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Empty Boxes    US $7.50

72 Pilot Namiki Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refill Blue    US $15.00

50 Cross Fountain Pen Ink Refill Cartridge Red Usa Made    US $18.95

Private Reserve Fountain Pen Cartridge Ink Filling Kit    US $5.97

Parker Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge Refill W Similars I9    US $3.99

Montblanc Fountain Pen Black Ink Cartridge 2 Boxes Old Style Box    US $16.50

Sheaffer Fountain Pen Refill Shf 96310 Skrip Ink Cartridge 5 Pack Black Blue    US $7.29

Lamy Safari Clear Demonstrator Fountain Pen Free T10 Ink Cartridge Z24 Converter    US $25.64

Waterman Graduate Chrome Ct Fountain Pen Med Nib Free Ink Cartridge    US $37.65

Monteverde Refills Ink Cartridge Colors Fountain Pen    US $6.00

5 Pack Sheaffer Fountain Pen Classic Ink Cartridge 96330 Black Fits Most Nip    US $12.59