Mystery Ink! Can Anyone Tell Me About It?

[AndWhoDisguisedAs]

Hi Fountain Penners,

 

Once again I turn to the collective for information.

I purchased this lovely bottle of ink a lifetime ago from fountain pen store somewhere between Los Angeles and Los Gatos, CA. My guess is, it’s no longer with us.

 

The ink is a very fast dry turquoise-ish. Behaves well in any pen I’ve inked. Would love to know more about the ink, origins, other colors, and where to buy more. All I have are these photos.

 

Can anyone tell me anything? Thanks again! Stay safe.

 

[silverlifter]

https://www.campomarzio.store/fountain-pen-ink-30-ml

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

and if you're into the same colour:

 

https://www.campomarzio.store/fountain-pen-ink-30-ml-turquoise

 

and you're REALLY into that colour:

https://www.campomarzio.store/fountain-pen-ink-150-ml-turquoise

[corniche]

Thanks Clark Kent,

 

I had never heard of these guys before... a swell new ink to try out.

 

 

- Sean

[inkstainedruth]

A friend of mine gave me a partial bottle of Campo-Marzio Bordeaux a couple of years ago (I had seen a bottle of Campo-Marzio previously at a booth at a flea market somewhere in WV or MD on the way to the Baltimore Washington Pen Show but didn't buy it because I was afraid that it was going to not be FP safe). I like the color very much (and I'm not normally a fan of dark reds/burgundies/maroons).

I'd love to see a writing sample of the Turkese.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[WLSpec]

I'd love to see a writing sample of the Turkese.

+1

[corniche]

+1

Yeah, me too. How about it? 🤨

 

- Sean

[BaronWulfraed]

Pity the new production doesn't have that lovely bottle...

[inkstainedruth]

My bottle is still that shape (I don't know how old it is -- my friend got it from someone, probably on Craigslist or Freecycle).

Hadn't noticed until you mentioned the shape and looked at the photo again -- my bottle has a screw on cap, and that has a rubber stopper. Dunno if that makes it really old, or the previous owner of the ink lost or damaged the metal cap and found a handy substitute....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Arkanabar]

Campo Marzio has eighteen inks in the 2007 Clark's Ink Sampler.

 

eta: Greg Clark found them to have generally no better than good resistance to water and sunlight, and found pH from 1.8 to 8.9.

 

I found their site, where they now only list six colors in 30ml bottles: Blu, Arancio (orange), Bordeaux, Turchese, Tabacco, and Blue Notte. In 150 ml bottles, they have Nero (black), Bordeaux, Rosso, Blu Notte, Verde, Ciclamino (lilac), Blu, Arancio, Seppia, Tabacco, Turchese, and Viola. There is no information on out-of-stock 30ml bottles, so they may have more colors that are (as of this writing) out of stock. Prices are very reasonable, 19 euros for 150ml bottles, and 5 for 30ml bottles.

Edited August 12, 2020 by Arkanabar

[AndWhoDisguisedAs]

Hi Fountain Penners!

 

Sorry this has taken so long.

Hope it answers your questions.

Stay safe.

 

[AndWhoDisguisedAs]

Okay, I won't take it personally that no-one commented on the writing sample.

 

Question: does anyone know if Campo Marzio has a distributor in the US?

[corniche]

Okay, I won't take it personally that no-one commented on the writing sample.

 

Question: does anyone know if Campo Marzio has a distributor in the US?

Hi there,

 

No. Don't take it personally...

 

https://youtu.be/by5YzWJ9W4U

 

Actually, I had lost track of this thread and forgot all about it, but thanks for the writing sample.

 

I'm glad to read the ink is so well behaved; I'm not aware of any U.S. distribution - which is probably why I never heard of this brand before.

 

Thnx,

 

Sean

[AndWhoDisguisedAs]

Lucked out and found this on eBay!

Have no idea how old it is, other than the second I began opening the sealed, it disintegrated.

Will come back with some thoughts on the ink in a bit.