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Manufacturers since 1864, Diamine Inks relocated to this purpose built 'state of the art' factory in Liverpool in 1925, where they successfully carried on using the traditional methods and formulas for ink production. Over the years the company has changed hands and are now located close to the world famous Aintree Race Course



http://www.diamineinks.co.uk/images/DimaineFactory.gif


http://www.diamineinks.co.uk/AboutUs.aspx



As I've mentioned few times I have mixed feelings about Diamine inks, however I tend to use them from time to time. They have some amazing colors. Last year Diamine inks introduced their 150th anniversary inks in triangle bottles:




http://www.diamineinks.co.uk/images/BB_TerracotaL.jpg



http://www.stilografica.it/writable/Oggetti/Inchiostro%20boccetta/Diamine%20150th%20Anniversary%20Collection%20Ink.jpg



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There are eight colors in this series of inks:



  1. Blue Black
  2. Blue Velvet
  3. Carnival
  4. Regency Blue
  5. Safari
  6. Silver Fox
  7. Terracota
  8. Tropical Green


Safari is my personal favourite.


Ink splash





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Drops of ink on kitchen towel




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Software ID:



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Color range



http://imageshack.com/a/img538/7959/Rm63We.jpg



Oxford recycled - Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper, B



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In Hero 5028 1,9 stub and on copy paper the color looks darker and brownish.


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http://imageshack.com/a/img540/6887/bVpVGX.jpg





Comparison



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I really must stop reading your reviews. Even when I don't fall for the ink you're reviewing, your comparisons always manage to invariable add another to the ever increasing list.

 

* coughs, Jonathan Swift :rolleyes:

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Yep... Safari is a winner in my eyes too..... Oh how I do love those murky greens... :wub: :wub: .... In my previous life, I must have been a slug... :lol:

 

 

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I really must stop reading your reviews. Even when I don't fall for the you're reviewing, your comparisons always manage to invariable add another to the ever increasing list.

 

* coughs, Jonathan Swift :rolleyes:

+1 on that. Only in my case it's Super 5 Dublin and possibly the Franklin-Christoph Olde Emeralde (which is not what I would call "emerald" BTW, but is a rather nice color.

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Diamine Safari looks less interesting and less complex than other, similar inks such as Jonathan Swift and Alt-goldgrun. I'll definitely pass on this one. Thanks for the great review.

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I love this colour and along with Diamine Salamander, it's bang in my favourite 'murky' green range. Safari is surprisingly water-resistant too.

 

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"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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Happy Ghost!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Has anyone encountered any sort of clogging with this ink? It does seem a bit thick, and the pen sometimes has starting issues (whereas with other inks it doesn't). The color is of course wonderful...

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Has anyone encountered any sort of clogging with this ink? It does seem a bit thick, and the pen sometimes has starting issues (whereas with other inks it doesn't). The color is of course wonderful...

I've encountered no issues with clogging with Safari.

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I had a sample of this ink a few months back and was disappointed in the color. It looks like the last two images in the review and nothing like the images before it. Perhaps I was using the wrong pen or I had set my expectations too high.

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I got a sample of this ink. At first it was ok, but after awhile I found I liked it. Enough to be looking at reviews to decide if I want to buy a bottle of it along with Terracotta.

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