PR American Blue

[penguinmaster]

This is a handwritten review done by MicheleB, scanned in my myself.

 

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[Peter from Sherwood Park]

I agree that this is a good "staple" ink -- I currently use this in cartridges in a medium-nibbed Faber Castell Ambition.

[I am not a number]

One of my favourites! It looks great when used with a crisp italic...

[KenS]

Nice review, Thanks.

PR American Blue is without a doubt one of my favorites. I have several bottles of the original SS Blue, A few bottles of Penman Sapphire, and other desirable inks; I put this ink above all of them on my list. I will admit that since grade school Skrip Peacock Blue has been, and still is my favorite, so PR AB doesn't rule the roost.

Ken

[Goodwhiskers]

I've tried this ink and really, really like its color.

 

It is also one of the most washable inks in existence, an excellent property for some uses and not such a good one for others. I like to use my pens at work, where beverage spills across paper are probable enough, so I unfortunately I can't use this ink.

 

Although this ink is washable, its dyes are not vulnerable to sulfur. Therefore, it fades less on paper over time, and it cannot be bleached out by "eradicator" markers like Pelikan's and Bic's.

 

(edited for spelinng)

Edited January 5, 2009 by Goodwhiskers

[pmsalty]

Nice review. I like this ink and it works fairly well. However I have had a miserable time with it in Black n' Red noteboots. Using a Sheaffer Balance with a fine lifetime nib the ink won't dry! Being lefthanded that poses a problem. With most other papers' Clarfontine, Moleskine, my business note cards I have had no proplems.

PMS

[Hennypenny]

One of my favourites! It looks great when used with a crisp italic...

 

I agree completely! This is my favorite blue bar none -- used in an Edison with a fine cursive italic nib. HP

[SF Susan]

I don't normally have much interest in blue inks, but I really love this color! There's something so pure and intense about it, and I've gotten through several penfuls (is that the right word?) without getting tired of it. Currently it's in two pens: a Namiki Falcon fine and a Levenger True Writer stub.

 

The only problem is that I'm getting a lot of bleed-through in my Moleskine and Apica CD notebooks--worse with the stub, but definitely present with the Falcon as well. My Rhodia paper does better with it, although with the stub there's a little bleed-through. I'll be trying this ink with other pens and hopefully will get less bleeding. I certainly won't fill the stub with it again. I'm still really new to fountain pens and just learning how different inks act in different pens.

 

It's a fantastic color and one that I'll always want to use, especially if I find the right pen for it. Or maybe I'll have to reserve it for use on heavier papers.

 

Edited to add: No bleeding at all in a Kokuyo Campus High Grade (MIO) notebook.

Edited January 19, 2009 by SF Susan

[inert gas]

Just starting using this yesterday, and I really like the color. It shows up real well on Clairefountaine paper. No bleedthrough or feathering and drying time isn't too long. I just have a sample and am considering making this "my blue".

[DeaconKC]

This has become my "Go To" ink for work. Works on almost any paper, even thermal stuff, and is suitable for any business use.