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TO GLASS... TO INK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoodler's Ink is a small American company run by Nathan Tardif in Southern Massachusetts, USA. The Noodler's Ink Co. is best known for their massive range of colours, the unique and largely hand drawn bottle label artwork and unique properties of their inks. Nathan Tardif is best known for his political views and historical knowledge, which often spills over into the names and labels of his inks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name Noodler's comes from a technique of catching catfish by hand. Noodling involves wading into the water and feeling around for small crevasses and catching the catfish who have backed themselves inside by holding onto the outside edges of their open mouth. Nathan says it is the ultimate battle between man and beast and your bank balance and social standing have no bearing on your ability. The catfish can be seen on all the ink bottles packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glass bottles are simple and affordable and the cardboard boxes are recycled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Noodler’s Ink” has the lowest cost per volume in stores that carry it and it’s 100% made in the USA from cap to glass to ink. The ink with the catfish on the label symbolizes a southern sport that attempts to equalize the struggle between man and animal in the quest for a sense of fair play — and thus a fair price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen people who have purchased a tip dip or Sheaffer Admiral find themselves facing costly ink bottles — and then ask me how on earth such a pen can be more economical to use than a Bic, there is a problem. Ink should not be so high priced that affordable luxury pens lose the battle for economic viability over the long term. 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This ink was created by Noodler’s to commemorate a really fascinating piece of history, the Flying Tigers. Before the US officially entered World War II, a squadron of American volunteers joined the Chinese Air Force to fight in the Sino-Japanese war. Their colours were somewhat close to this ink- an almost black green-blue.
Air Corp is slow to dry, so it’s not recommended for left-handed writers, but once it is fully dry it does have excellent water resistance. In our testing, it out-performed almost all other blue-black inks in terms of how it held up to water.
This is a truly fascinating ink. The ability to see so many colours in one ink (blue, black, or green) is incredibly striking. This is going to be ink that changes drastically with the paper and nib size. It might look lighter or darker, bluer, greener, or more black! Depending on how serious your work place is, this could be a good ink to use at the office.
