Full Version: Has anybody tried Noodler's Manhattan Blue?
In New York City Friday I visited the Art Brown pen shop and noticed they had a Noodler's I'd never seen before called Manhattan Blue--"The color of the deepest blue vintage 1931 NYC ink.' It's another of Nathan's admirable archival projects, the resurrection of a forgotten ink--a beautiful looking dark blue with an aerial view of Manhattan on the label. The words "Eternal" and "Bulletproof" don't appear anywhere, so I assume it's non-waterproof. I favor water-resistant inks myself but I'd be interested to read what others have to say about it. It's been selling fast--only one bottle was left on the rack.
One member, Slippy, has tried Noodler's Manhattan Blue and discusses it at
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...view=getnewpost
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...view=getnewpost
Ah, great store, great memories, where I encountered my first Noodler's real life 
. I took 9 bottles home... And had a great time with a few rather well known people around here...
Warm regards, WIm
. I took 9 bottles home... And had a great time with a few rather well known people around here... Warm regards, WIm
Yes, it's impossible to avoid lingering by the ink racks and blocking the aisle--and if you look past them, against the wall is a whole rack of Moleskines of all varieties. Admirable positioning.
I got some in yesterday from Art Brown. My first impression of it was that it was a very, very dark blue, about as blue as Diamine Prussian, I'd say, or close to it. I really don't know--it might be a blue-black. On the Inky Thoughts board, I read someone describe it as dark blue, or something like that. It is most definitely very dark.
Thing is, in a submersion test, a blue-green-black is left on the page. When you first put it in the water, you can see a deep blue coming off the paper. What's left on the paper after 20 minutes or so in the water is a light black-green. But I can't detect any green at all in the ink. It appears to have slightly better water resistence than Noodler's Ottoman Azure, but not as much as Noodler's Navy Blue and Green Marine. After 20 minutes, the writing is very legible.
Manhattan Blue is included in a list of inks I just posted on the Ink Exchange board if anybody wants to try it out.
CowDad
Thing is, in a submersion test, a blue-green-black is left on the page. When you first put it in the water, you can see a deep blue coming off the paper. What's left on the paper after 20 minutes or so in the water is a light black-green. But I can't detect any green at all in the ink. It appears to have slightly better water resistence than Noodler's Ottoman Azure, but not as much as Noodler's Navy Blue and Green Marine. After 20 minutes, the writing is very legible.
Manhattan Blue is included in a list of inks I just posted on the Ink Exchange board if anybody wants to try it out.
CowDad
QUOTE(cowdad @ Nov 2 2006, 11:06 PM)
I got some in yesterday from Art Brown. My first impression of it was that it was a very, very dark blue, about as blue as Diamine Prussian, I'd say, or close to it. I really don't know--it might be a blue-black. On the Inky Thoughts board, I read someone describe it as dark blue, or something like that. It is most definitely very dark.
Thing is, in a submersion test, a blue-green-black is left on the page. When you first put it in the water, you can see a deep blue coming off the paper. What's left on the paper after 20 minutes or so in the water is a light black-green. But I can't detect any green at all in the ink. It appears to have slightly better water resistence than Noodler's Ottoman Azure, but not as much as Noodler's Navy Blue and Green Marine. After 20 minutes, the writing is very legible.
Manhattan Blue is included in a list of inks I just posted on the Ink Exchange board if anybody wants to try it out.
CowDad
Thing is, in a submersion test, a blue-green-black is left on the page. When you first put it in the water, you can see a deep blue coming off the paper. What's left on the paper after 20 minutes or so in the water is a light black-green. But I can't detect any green at all in the ink. It appears to have slightly better water resistence than Noodler's Ottoman Azure, but not as much as Noodler's Navy Blue and Green Marine. After 20 minutes, the writing is very legible.
Manhattan Blue is included in a list of inks I just posted on the Ink Exchange board if anybody wants to try it out.
CowDad
Interesting info! Thanks.
We purchased some a couple weeks ago. My wife and I both like the color very much. On a Rhodia pad of paper the Manhattan is lighter than Noodler's Midnight Blue but slightly darker than the Noodler's Legal Lapis.
Michael
Michael
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