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<blockquote data-quote="Carlos" data-source="post: 538694" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>I was surprised to see El Lawrence listed, as it is not a black in my book. It's motor oil. Not Mobile 1. Or even Pennzoil 10w30. It is the dark green color of motor oil from the gasoline stations of my youth. When the Star Station, Sinclair, and others, had racks of glass bottles with the metal funnel tops of motor oil sitting there ready to pour in. A very dark sort of green with a bit of golden brown. They would fill those bottles from drums with a pump handle. In the sunshine, that oil was sort of translucent. Old cars certainly used more oil than newer ones. </p><p></p><p>It is a dry writing ink. But in a wet nib, can be quite interesting. But it's really a dark green. A more well-behaved darkish green would be Sequoia.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlos, post: 538694, member: 7"] I was surprised to see El Lawrence listed, as it is not a black in my book. It's motor oil. Not Mobile 1. Or even Pennzoil 10w30. It is the dark green color of motor oil from the gasoline stations of my youth. When the Star Station, Sinclair, and others, had racks of glass bottles with the metal funnel tops of motor oil sitting there ready to pour in. A very dark sort of green with a bit of golden brown. They would fill those bottles from drums with a pump handle. In the sunshine, that oil was sort of translucent. Old cars certainly used more oil than newer ones. It is a dry writing ink. But in a wet nib, can be quite interesting. But it's really a dark green. A more well-behaved darkish green would be Sequoia. [/QUOTE]
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