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spiv,

 

thanks for that great review! I love how this ink varies in different nibs. And the bottle is probably the most stylish and functional made nowadays. Where can I order on line? I prefer order from UK (cause the low shipping costs).

 

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Fabricio

 

They're on available from P.W. Akkerman in Denn Hague Netherlands. They will ship anywhere in the world, though shipping charges are somewhat high they apparently do an excellent job of packing the bottles so they don't break. Last I heard shipping charges were in 2 tiers: one to three bottles, or four to seven bottles. Thus making it advantageous to buy 3 or 7 bottles at a time.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/182011-akkerman-inks-from-the-netherlands/

 

The store can be contacted by email:

 

info@pw-akkerman.nl

paulrutte@vulpennen.nl

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spiv,

 

thanks for that great review! I love how this ink varies in different nibs. And the bottle is probably the most stylish and functional made nowadays. Where can I order on line? I prefer order from UK (cause the low shipping costs).

 

Best regards,

 

Fabricio

 

There is only one source for this ink, Akkerman in the Haugue.

http://www.pw-akkerman.nl/

 

and the man to e-mail with your questions and order is Paul Rutte... paulrutte@vulpennen.nl

 

The price to ship one (to three) bottle(s) is often the price of one bottle... order three!

You get a MASSIVE amount of ink!(150ml - a little over 5 ounces) Now all you have to do is find 2 more colours you like.

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Ma Belle Amie was the worst of the worst for clinging to my mind... (another Dutch group?)

 

 

Yes, Tee Set, touché

*hed essplodes*

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Ma Belle Amie was the worst of the worst for clinging to my mind... (another Dutch group?)

 

 

Yes, Tee Set, touché

*hed essplodes*

 

and we'll close off with the other Dutch one-hit wonder Mouth & McNeal and the "how did this get to #1???" song ruining some summer for me (after the Beatles packed it in it was a gold rush for anybody out there...)

 

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spiv,

 

thanks for that great review! I love how this ink varies in different nibs. And the bottle is probably the most stylish and functional made nowadays. Where can I order on line? I prefer order from UK (cause the low shipping costs).

 

Best regards,

 

Fabricio

 

There is only one source for this ink, Akkerman in the Haugue.

http://www.pw-akkerman.nl/

 

and the man to e-mail with your questions and order is Paul Rutte... paulrutte@vulpennen.nl

 

The price to ship one (to three) bottle(s) is often the price of one bottle... order three!

You get a MASSIVE amount of ink!(150ml - a little over 5 ounces) Now all you have to do is find 2 more colours you like.

 

 

Thank you guys! I'll order three! I can't wait!

 

Cheers,

Fabricio

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Spiv, sorry I just saw your offer. That's quite nice of you. I've been testing inks by immersing then in hot tap water for 25 minutes (saw goodbye to the American Blue), if it wouldn't be too much trouble could you try that. Yes, it's an extreme test but I don't think smearing a wet Q-Tip on a sample really shows you anything.

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Hot tap water for 25 mins.. will do. It's no trouble at all, I just have to remember to do it when I go home.

For the record there is a very small amount of feathering in my moleskine and none in my Whitelines. The next time I ink up a pen with SB I will try it on newsprint.

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Wow, the Shocking Blue washed out more than the other two Akkerman inks. Thank you so much. This won't keep me from buying any of these inks but I'll know what to use them for now.

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Thank you so much for the water test. It's quite important for me, cause I have to use waterproof inks at work. Unfortunately, Akkermans are not water resistant, however I can use them at home on my notebooks and webbies. Another point: It's great to know they're 150ml bottles! 16.50 euros/ bottle or US$ 22,87/ bottle or US$ 0,15/mL Good price in my opinion! And the bottle is gorgeous, not disposable (you can fill with your favorite ink)!

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... Unfortunately, Akkermans are not water resistant...

 

Ink #8 Diep-Duinwaterblauw and Ink #10 Akkerman IJzer-Galnoten bl/zw may have water resistance being Gall based inks

If someone who actually owns one or both of these could chime in, maybe you COULD have a work ink with a funky bottle

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I could not help myself but loaded up my Waterman 3 with Shocking Blue. I craved the shading and the sheen. I was scared I would be spending the rest of my life washing it out of the pen. Not so? Great! Love this color. I love the shading and sheen. It's just so pretty. And I am usually tired of blues right away. Not this one.


 It's for Yew!bastardchildlil.jpg

 

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I was scared I would be spending the rest of my life washing it out of the pen. Not so? Great!

 

I haven't had this in any pen for any length of time. I imagine if it dried in a pen it would be nasty, but PR American Blue is actually the toughest to get out of a sac in my limited experiance. I've only had this in two piston fillers and a converter so far, no more flushing than usual (less so with a Waterman ink, more with a Noodler's)... I was actually pleasantly surprised at how readily it cleaned from a Pilot Parallel pen.

 

Happy scribing.

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I was scared I would be spending the rest of my life washing it out of the pen. Not so? Great!

 

I haven't had this in any pen for any length of time. I imagine if it dried in a pen it would be nasty, but PR American Blue is actually the toughest to get out of a sac in my limited experiance. I've only had this in two piston fillers and a converter so far, no more flushing than usual (less so with a Waterman ink, more with a Noodler's)... I was actually pleasantly surprised at how readily it cleaned from a Pilot Parallel pen.

 

Happy scribing.

You need Koh-I-Noor Rapido-Eze pen cleaner. You will never fear clogged or dirty pens again.

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