Pharmacist's Iron Gall Inks

[Jimmy James]

As usual, my review is also archived at The Inked Nib.

 

This is the second of three reviews I have planned for Pharmacist’s “fancy” iron gall inks. It is actually the third review I completed and is the shortest. I love all three inks, but I guess I just had less to say about this ink because it is the most subtle of the three.

Pen: Hero 330

 

Ink form: Hammermill Tidal MP paper

 

Review: AMPAD efficiency legal pad paper

 

This is the second of the three “fancy” iron gall inks I got in the mail today from Pharmacist of the Fountain Pen Network. I got so excited by this one I immediately inked a pen with the third color (Darkening Absinthe) and was so in love with that color I paused this review to write that one! The three inks are all outstanding and unlike any other ink I have tried.

 

By far, this is the most subtle of the inks. It moves from a sort of mossy green to a solid brown. The color shifts over the course of a few minutes (maybe 2 or 3) but likely will continue to darken a bit over the next few hours (note: no, not that I can tell — it’s darkens almost 100% of the way within about 40 seconds).

 

In this pen, this ink is maybe a -1 in dryness. It isn’t quite as dry as the Oriens-Occidens.

 

The three pack of inks was about $40 shipped from Belgium to me. It was very well worth it.

 

Video (note it is in the wrong orientation, my apologies):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONqOzMy53vg

 

Handwritten review:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7253755558_fef326aec6_z.jpg

Terra Incinerata by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

Before water test, after water test, and photo of ink form:

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Terra Incinerata by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7253753256_bf823e0b0f_z.jpg

Terra Incinerata by Erechtheus, on Flickr

 

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Terra Incinerata by Erechtheus, on Flickr

[Uncle Red]

Nice review. I think you're getting more brown than I am.

[fiberdrunk]

Great review! Loved the video, too. Really cool color change.

[DanielCoffey]

The colour change is wonderful. When I used the October 2011 batch of Urkundentinte on bleached paper, it was quite distracting watching the colour change racing up behind you.

[fiberdrunk]

The colour change is wonderful. When I used the October 2011 batch of Urkundentinte on bleached paper, it was quite distracting watching the colour change racing up behind you.

 

 

I love that phenomenon! Ink with built-in entertainment!

[inkstainedruth]

I was trying to do a review of Turkish Night, and it changed color for me too fast to get my camera up to my face! I'm going to have to have my husband stand there with the camera at some point, once I put it into another pen....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth