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Here's what it looks like in today's pens

 

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“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

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Here's what it looks like in today's pens

 

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I think I need to get this ink. My husband would probably really like the color. Yes, it is completely selfless, lol jk ;)

I am still trying to "convince" him to use fountain pens. I think the maintenance isn't appealing to him. He loves the Pilot G2 pens. But If I could get just the right combination of pen, nib, ink and paper, I am sure I could convert him.....hopefully...eventually....maybe? lol :D

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My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the King, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. Psalm 45:1


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Oh by the way - gorgeous pens Andrew!!! :)

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My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the King, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. Psalm 45:1


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After writing with it today, I realized that it's very close to, but a little bit richer than, the blue of BIC stick ball point pen blue ink. But looks better because it's not all gloopy and spotty. It's similar to that nice, "blue" blue.

 

it also behaves quite nicely in both of my nice old pens on a couple of different kinds of paper. (Black n' Red, smooth HP Premium Laser, and the rougher textured Discovery copy paper)

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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After writing with it today, I realized that it's very close to, but a little bit richer than, the blue of BIC stick ball point pen blue ink. But looks better because it's not all gloopy and spotty. It's similar to that nice, "blue" blue.

 

it also behaves quite nicely in both of my nice old pens on a couple of different kinds of paper. (Black n' Red, smooth HP Premium Laser, and the rougher textured Discovery copy paper)

 

 

Thank you for this observation!

 

I wonder how it would compare to the blue ink in the Pilot G2 pens.

Tessy Moon



My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the King, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. Psalm 45:1


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Edited to delete accidental double post.

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My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the King, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. Psalm 45:1


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I love this ink. Without a doubt, my favorite anniversary ink.

I think I'm with you. I've really enjoyed this one.

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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The more I use it, the more I like it. I'm particularly liking it in old, black Sheaffers. Seems to just fit.

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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I like this ink, too. It's a little lighter than, but similar to, another favorite of mine, Private Reserve Electric DC Blue.

I know my id is "mhosea", but you can call me Mike. It's an old Unix thing.

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Looks great. Does it really look velvety? I've always thought Red Dragon had a velvety look to it, which I love. I don't know how else to describe it. I've been looking for a blue with similar look.

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Poured mine out the other day. Down the drain. Bleed through and feathering yikes. So many other inks to love.

I don't recall that feathering or bleed through are unusual for this ink when compared to other highly saturated inks. Perhaps your bottle was over-concentrated. Generally, if I have an ink that shows bleed through, feathering, or long dry times, I conclude that it's just too saturated and try adding some distilled water to a couple of ml in a sample vial. Sometimes you have to add so much water to make it behave well that the ink loses any special character it might have had, and sometimes it loses too much lubricity. So it's not a cure-all, or anything, but sometimes the ink is just fixed. Sometimes I think we've developed such a taste for highly saturated inks that it's like eating condensed soup without adding water.

I know my id is "mhosea", but you can call me Mike. It's an old Unix thing.

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Poured mine out the other day. Down the drain. Bleed through and feathering yikes. So many other inks to love.

 

In the future, please send me your unwanted inks. I'll share them.

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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I grabbed a bottle of this in the last Massdrop of it. Just a random pick a second bottle kind of thing. I haven't opened it yet but now looking forward to it. It really looks close to PPS.

 

Great review!

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Before I thought this ink was too bright for me, but I think I have changed my mind... It looks really nice!

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I use this ink daily in a Sailor 1911 medium nib, and yes, when dry, it has a red-to-burgundy glint when the writing is looked at from an angle. Feel very comfortable using it to sign most letters and legal documents.

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I love the color, but it's quiet wet when it hits the page, so bleed through can be a real problem if the paper isn't up to snuff. It is the first ink that caused bleed through on cheap paper from college handouts with my Platinum 3776 F nib. I'm not used to that with the Platinum. It's always been one of my "safe" pens for jotting down the occasional note on a handout. A good thing I found out when I was taking notes, and not for a test that was printed on both sides of the page!

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