Has anyone tried the ink at the Papier Plume on Royal Street in the French Quarter? Somewhat interesting shop. They sell a few fountain pens, but mostly feature dip pens, glass and metal. Mostly touristy and not too practical. But they do bottle their own ink. Each color is offered as dip ink, and for fountain pens, sold in 3 or 1 oz bottles. I've tried the violet and am very happy with it. It performs well in my pens (I've tried it in two different Pilots), has a nice flow on paper, and hasn't made a mess inside the pen lid.

Has anyone else tried this ink?

Another pen store in New Orleans besides Scriptura- it must be new or I wonder if it is the same place that use to have a stall in the French Market. If it is they pretty much repackage Herbin ink and sell it with cute names.


Kurt

"If it is they pretty much repackage Herbin ink and sell it with cute names. "

I'm not sure if that's the case. They claim to mix the ink themselves, and they don't really give the inks any name other than the color, and the bottles they sell in are very nondescript, mine doesn't even have the name of the store, it just reads: Fountain Pen Ink/ Violet.

Here's a link to the not too impressive web site: www.papierplume.com

If you're in New Orleans, I recommend stopping in, checking the store out (not affiliated in any way, by the way) and picking up a small bottle of the ink. Well worth the $4.

Traditional French recipe???? what are they making croissants They can say whatever they need to sell the accessory ink to people in the quarter.

And it is the same guy I talked to at the French market hidden in their website is the following: When I asked him where he gets the ink from he said he got it from France but when I asked if it was Herbin he didn't answer.




Personally I would not trust the ink in a fountain pen if I remember correctly I got some of the dark green and found floaters in it- not a problem for a dip pen but a FP not me!

But that is just me heck it took me a few years before I would use Private Reserve or Noodlers.


Kurt

Like I said, I'm having a nice experience with the Violet. But like you said, just nice to see another pen seller in New Orleans besides Scriptura.

Well, if they are in fact reselling J. Herbin inks, then they do have a traditional French recipe.

Stephen

Yep! I see someone else connected the dots

Kurt

Kurt,

The owner and spouse are actually very nice and accommodating. I have the Forget-me-not Blue, Peacock Blue, Midnight Blue and Burgundy. The inks perform very well for me, although they don't have the "density" of Noodler's and appear somewhat more transparent. The way the ink flows in my pens is very similar to Waterman Blue and Havana, so rather well flowing (But hell, they're French too :-)) The only Herbin ink I have tried is Bleu Nuit and I find it a little drier than the Rideau Midnight Blue. But then...many choices, limited experience, and personal preferences :-)

Bart

I asked the owner whether this was indeed repackaged Herbin ink or any other well known French ink. He told me no. It is ink made by a much younger French company that only sells bulk ink at this time.

Bart

I knew this place sounded familiar, and that's because another post about it was in this forum recently.

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=58234

If anyone wants more information. It sounds like this ink is not a repackaged one from some big name ink company, but one made by the owners themselves to address the needs of their customers, and their own individual interests in ink colors.