ESSRI (Ecclesiastical Stationery Supplies Registrars Ink)

[yazeh]

11 hours ago, LizEF said:

Well, all that sounds reasonable!    Thanks!

And this is another interesting tidbit: 

Maybe professor @InesF can pitch in: 

Ancient carbon inks—like those used in Egypt, Greece, or Qumran—were made from soot and gum arabic (a water-soluble plant binder). These inks sat on the surface of parchment or papyrus and could be smudged or even erased with moisture or abrasion, especially when fresh. They offered bold lines but lacked permanence.

By contrast, traditional East Asian sumi inks use soot and animal glue (gelatin), which hardens into a more durable film once dry—especially on absorbent papers like washi. This makes sumi ink much harder to erase.

Modern carbon fountain pen inks (e.g. Platinum Carbon Black) go even further: they use acrylic polymer binders that bond pigment into the paper. Once dry, they are waterproof, smear-resistant, and essentially permanent—ideal for archival use.

[Bo Bo Olson]

A long time ago, when Sandy1, was still amongst us. We had what is one of the longest thread on the com on ESSR.

I called it sneaky. Sandy1 called it mischievous. 

Lost on Ransom Bucket is the 17 page, 17 different papers, using 17 different flex and width scribbles I did. (A nail or two, a few semi-nails. The full spectrum in regular flex, semi-flex maxi-semi-flex (including oblique nibs), a few superflex, first stage Easy Full Flex, and then I only had two wet noodles. So I was able to find 17 pens that offered different flow and tine spread. To each of the then 17 different papers I had then.)

 

On some papers one could watch it turn from blue to black as one wrote, others took a day, a few two days, some three days to make the change. One paper, made no change.

 

Back in White Out times, that was Eaton's Corrasable typewriter paper, (the original erase without a trace paper) medium weight 16lb. Watermark, 25% rag. It shades well, but is a bleed through champ.

 

I had that paper from before I got my Juki Daisy wheel printer, back at the start of tiny green screen computers ... a Kaypro 4. It was, even then, still too good a paper for a printer. I still have 1/3 of the 80 sheets left.

It is a typewriter paper, so only sized on one side... only usable on the front side.

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I'm not into BB inks, yet have 5-6 of them. My ESSR, got used up fast. If I was into BB, I'd order another bottle. 

[LizEF]

3 hours ago, yazeh said:

Ancient carbon inks—like those used in Egypt, Greece, or Qumran—were made from soot and gum arabic (a water-soluble plant binder). These inks sat on the surface of parchment or papyrus and could be smudged or even erased with moisture or abrasion, especially when fresh. They offered bold lines but lacked permanence.

By contrast, traditional East Asian sumi inks use soot and animal glue (gelatin), which hardens into a more durable film once dry—especially on absorbent papers like washi. This makes sumi ink much harder to erase.

Modern carbon fountain pen inks (e.g. Platinum Carbon Black) go even further: they use acrylic polymer binders that bond pigment into the paper. Once dry, they are waterproof, smear-resistant, and essentially permanent—ideal for archival use.

  Isn't it wonderful to see the different ways in which humans solve problems?  The unique resources and limitations in each environment, and the way folks dealt with them become evident just in this simple example.  Lots of personal problem-solving lessons in there, should one wish to see them.

[yazeh]

@Bo Bo Olson thanks for reminding me of that thread. I remember it well. 

 

@LizEF Isn't it amazing? The deeper we go, the more we see our similarities, and not our differences.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Etthhri? Ith thith actually a Snek  Ink?  🐍

I can see the original color in some of the images, and the falling-dragon chroma shows the difference. Not an ink for me, but I love your artwork as always. Not to mention the Ink Is Lifeblood quote!

I drive past a tree that has a ton of iron galls on it.  But now, the tree has leafed out, and the galls are in hiding.

 

Thanks, @yazeh for boldly going into the realm of Iron Galleus.  

 

 

[yazeh]

9 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Etthhri? Ith thith actually a Snek  Ink?  🐍

Thuch an inthpiration.  

9 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

I can see the original color in some of the images, and the falling-dragon chroma shows the difference. Not an ink for me, but I love your artwork as always. Not to mention the Ink Is Lifeblood quote!

Thanks! 

9 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

I drive past a tree that has a ton of iron galls on it.  But now, the tree has leafed out, and the galls are in hiding.

I have all the ingredients to make the ink, but not the patience.  

9 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Thanks, @yazeh for boldly going into the realm of Iron Galleus.  

A pleasure as always.  

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