Indian Fountain Pen Inks, Part 3 : Topperz

This is the third video in my series about common fountain pen inks from India, and it's all about Topperz, a brand of ink that seems to be intended for school children and is designed to refill used up ink cartridges.
Topperz ink comes in four colors: black, blue, red and green, and costs 40 or 50 rupees. I've only tried the black, so far, but it has good flow and is well behaved overall.

[@user-hx1wc2wi4g]

HI THIS IS TOPPERZ INK , THANKS FOR FEATURING OUR PRODUCT IN YOUR CHANNEL

[@thewetpen]

Hello! Glad you found my channel, and thanks for making this wonderfully unique ink system!

[@JtJones]

bro where can we buy Topperz ink in India >

[@agentx823]

​@@JtJones Flipkart

[@kenmillman8591]

I’m loving the Indian ink theme recently. Very interesting to learn about these lesser known inks. Well done!

[@thewetpen]

I'm glad to hear that someone is enjoying these (and not just tolerating them for the moment) :-) I have several more of these, but I'm probably going to mix in some pens and notebooks, too... I've found some interesting ones recently.

[@yangyu67]

The cartridge filling bottle seems a great idea!

[@thewetpen]

Agreed! And even if I weren't crazy about the ink itself, I might keep to bottle, wash it out, and fill it with my favorite ink to use while I'm traveling 🙂

[@G-Tarun]

​@@thewetpen Wonderful idea! And isn't the bottle useful even for filling regular eyedropper fountain pens by squeezing it into the barrell - without having to fill it manually with an eyedropper? Curious if you've tried this out.

[@thewetpen]

@@G-Tarun Yes, I agree :-) I have tried it with eyedropper pens (including the Gama Popular shown at 1:58), and it works great. Very handy.

[@thinker1680]

Yay another Indian ink. This is excellent to fit inside the pencil box alongside the rulers as well. The flat profile is designed for that. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@thewetpen]

Agreed :-) I was surprised at how much I liked writing with this ink... I expected it to be thin and watery, like the cheap black European inks that I used when I was in school. But it's a pretty nice ink!

[@jinseinogakuseiesq2724]

I havent a clue as to why out of the whole presentation the name class for the students was cute Made me imagine kids using it.... made me chuckle with a big smile

[@thorhilda]

For pens filled by dropper, this squeeze bottle seems very practical. For cartridges, however, the nozzle might prevent air from being expelled freely, which can lead to unexpected ink regurgitation. Nevertheless, this brillant device would be a success outside India as well. During my student years, Topperz would have become my favourite brand, for sure. Who wouldn't want an ink with the magical ability to generate new ideas, especially when staring at a blank page? I wish India inks could be distributed internationally, especially if they can remain reasonably priced. Thank you for opening a window on the little-known world of Indian inks. This series is a pleasure to watch.

[@thewetpen]

Glad you're enjoying it! I haven't run into too many problems with air-pressure related problems, but I did over-fill a cartridge once and made a mess, so it's certainly not fool-proof. This ink is available with international shipping at penhouse.in (same price, but shipping can be expensive), if you feel like giving it a try... and so are the Bril inks, and a few others. And lots of cheap pens that I can't really recommend (with a few good ones in the mix).

[@thewetpen]

@@thorhilda Agreed! I just ordered 6 nibs from him. I wanted Indian nibs for my Ranga pens, but they're threaded for JoWo nib units, so the Kiwi nib units are perfect, and the Kanwrite nibs that I've tried to far have been perfect.

[@thorhilda]

@@thewetpen Don't tell the Germans but I prefer Indian made Kanwrite nibs. 🤭 It is as if Indians still use fountain pens everyday, not just as status symbols.

[@MirrorscapeDC]

@@thorhilda germans also use fountain pens daily. Especially in school. we have whole brands of budgets pens that don't make it to the international market

[@ilikepens]

I bought some of the camlin on your recommendation and I’m really enjoying the scarlet red. Looking forward to the next video! Great job again Matthew!

[@thewetpen]

Ahh, glad to hear it! I just got a haul of Krishna inks that are wonderful... I have too many inks to review, now :-)

[@ilikepens]

@@thewetpen oh what a coincidence. My Krishna inks are out for delivery as we speak! I love cassia flora, so I had to buy a bottle.

[@thewetpen]

@@ilikepens Yes, that's a good one! I'm also really enjoying the new triangular bottles... much more satisfying to use, for me, than the old medicine bottles. But it also means that the old bottles are on sale all over the place, so I've been buying them, too :-)

[@RajibAdityaNayan]

Out of curiosity, what's the price difference between Krishna and Camlin in your country? Here the Krishna inks are roughly 90 to 100 times more expensive than the Camlin inks. (On a per ml basis).

[@thewetpen]

@@RajibAdityaNayan Camlin is not widely available here in the USA, and when I can find it, it's around $8-10 per bottle. Krishna, for their typical smallish 20ml bottles, also costs $6-10 per bottle, so they're only 2 or 3 times more expensive here, per ml. Since larger bottles of European or Japanese ink generally cost $15-25, Krishna doesn't seem too bad. Incidentally, if I go to the Krishna ink website, bottles of ink may have a price tag of 300 rupees, but when I set my location as the USA to checkout, the price automatically increases to $10 US, about 825 rupees (and I still have to pay separate, higher shipping rates to the USA).

[@Windfall-md5yp]

Smoother and Ink flow is good. Color is pleasant, have only used blue though .....

[@bharatc.sampat6406]

Very informative. Thanks

[@kkkall02]

Still in my cart! Currently running with Daytone Inks! Next I am gonna buy this.

[@thewetpen]

I just noticed on Amazon.in that the full set of 15 Daytone inks is available for about 600 rupees, but they won't ship to the US, so I looked on Ebay and found the same set for... $75 USD! Ouch. I need to find an Indian shop that will send them to the US :-)

[@mainakmandal2003]

@@thewetpen daytone is a great everyday ink, I found some comparable to diamine especially purple, brown ,turquoise and sapphire blue ones

[@kkkall02]

@@thewetpen I would love to ship this from here, the whole set, but where I live, its one of the farthest rural corner of india where so many logistics companies are working but none ship things internationally. Give me some time If any courior including India post can ship this to you from here, I will ship that to you.

[@thewetpen]

@@kkkall02 It is very generous of you to even consider it! Luckily, Garima has family in Delhi and Ahmedabad that can easily ship to me, when necessary, so I won't have to trouble you this time :-) I try to order from shops directly so that I don't have to trouble her family with my ink obsessions, either, but luckily we're also able to help them out now and then, too... so it works out in the end.

[@kkkall02]

@@thewetpen haha , thanks a ton for your kind words. I already have found the way also, the India post shipping cost will be aprox 1240 rupees and the ink set is available at 540 rupees! Anyway it's much cheaper than 75 dollars! However waiting for your review on that ink set.

[@CJ3B1]

Definitely a better looking ink as compared to Camlin. I'm currently using Parker Quink black and that has a warm tone as well. Which ink dries to a jet black, please suggest?

[@thewetpen]

To tell you the truth, I hardly ever use black ink. If I want a dark black, I usually turn to my Noodler's Texas Black Bat, but that's only available from Dromgoole's in Texas. You might check out Krishna Dense Black. Dominant Industry Base Black is very dark, but it sheens gold. Platinum Carbon Black is awesome, if you don't mind using a pigment ink.

[@mainakmandal2003]

Use daytone jet black

[@CJ3B1]

@@mainakmandal2003 tried it. It's very dry...

[@devianz4904]

Pilot Black is a good option. Not as black as something like Platinum carbon black. It's a good ink with decent water resistance, easy maintenance,

[@juicylouisey]

Bottle looks interesting option for Opus 88 users.

[@inkcrediblefountainpens]

Interesting bottle to say the least. Takes away the need for a blunt needle syringe to fill those cartridges and converters. Krishna inks are so far the only ones that have captured my interest. Probably due to the variety of colors/shading and sheen.

[@thewetpen]

I'm a huge fan of Krishna inks... I just bought a dozen more bottles of theirs last weekend! Excellent prices if you're in India, decent prices in the US... with lots of interesting properties (waterproof, sheening, shading, etc... though not all in the same ink.)

[@inkcrediblefountainpens]

@@thewetpen Maybe if I go back I'll pick up a bunch but yeah here in the States, price isn't too bad. Waiting for a new color in their Urban series.

[@thinker1680]

Where do you get it from?

[@thewetpen]

@@thinker1680 I ordered it from penhouse.in (you can actually still see the label on the back of the bottle in the video), but if you're in India, it's also available on Amazon.in, Flipkart, etc. Amazon has packs of 3 bottles in 3 colors for 110 rupees. Outside of India, it's not easy to find, but I think it's on Ebay.

[@ishankelkar4347]

Never heard of it. Currently only Camlin sells

[@iceberg789]

these and bril mostly sell in the south, unless you order online.

[@Govindan999]

Is topperz ink waterproof. How does it compare to Luxor made parker inks from India.

[@thewetpen]

It is not waterproof, and unfortunately, I've never tried Luxor.

[@technoraptor7778]

Are you going to do inkvent green edition!??

[@thewetpen]

Yes, I'm planning on it. I just got my calendar last week 🙂

[@technoraptor7778]

Nice!! I'm excited..you do the best ink videos

[@anupambalawan]

Does the ink stain the pen??

[@thewetpen]

It hasn't stained any of mine, but I've only inked two or three pens with it.

[@veejoo7]

Forgot to dunk them in water

[@thewetpen]

Topperz doesn't claim to be waterproof or permanent, so I didn't test it on camera... but I did test it off camera. It's not waterproof.

[@veejoo7]

Thanks a lot

[@KrishnaBalakki]

​@@thewetpenwill definitely try this one out. Looks pretty interesting.

[@adityabiswal5506]

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