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Graf von Faber-Castell Lapis lazuli This was the 3rd ink, part of 5 ink blind test. Thanks @Lithium466 for the sample. Photo courtesy of Fasber-Castell This is a dryish, faded Royal blue, with almost no water resistance. It needs a wet pen and wider nib. It’s very well-behaved on copy paper, but the colour is boring and does not capture the depth and the beauty of Lapis Lazuli. I doubt any ink can. You’re better off, buying a similar ink, with a cheaper packing and less pretentious or buy the cartridge version. The best thing about this ink was using it for washes and cleaning it. With a few flushes and the pen was clean as a whistle. Chroma: This is the loveliest thing about it. Writing Samples: Instead of using a Japanese Ef nib, I reverse wrote with Lamy Ef. Don’t be fooled by the scan, the shading is subtle. The letter C refers to the code name, as it was a blind test Photo: Comparison: The R&K ink is Königsblau (royal blue). C is GvFC Lapis lazuli. Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Sample was written with glass nib. So amount of nib is more than a normal nib. "Smoking" cats will be submitted to water test 🙀 Art Work: I really enjoyed doing washes with this ink. It’s such a pleasant colour and easy to work with. I will post a few other art works in future reviews · Pens used: Lamy (reverse EF/Ef / F/M/B, BB) · What I liked: Chroma, Drawing with and cleaning. · What I did not like: Writing experience. · What some might not like: Dryish ink. It’s a faded royal blue. · Shading: Yes there, is but not so visible as the scan makes you believe. · Ghosting: Very faint on copy paper · Bleed through: Only with a wet/wide nib, in my case a heavy-handed flex nib. · Flow Rate: Dryish · Lubrication: On the low side. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Pastel · Shading Potential: Meh. · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Only with a primed feed with lots of flex. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Very easy. · Water resistance: Dismal · Availability: Cartridges, 75 ml bottles. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

Please help with identifying (and maybe dating, first of all) my two Cross Townsend Lapis Lazuli, which look a bit different. The differences are most in disign of nibs and feeds, but also in serial numbers (on section thread). Also, prints on caps are different, "Cross - USA" and "Cross Made in USA" respectively. I`ve been told, that nibs of Townsends were made by Pelikan, but I cant idenify wich one (or both maybe)? But nibs are quite different, the F nib is much more rigid than M (with "curvy" tins). Thanks https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1554894246/9fc53d24/26136401_m.jpg https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1554894246/7bbb746e/26136402_m.jpg https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1554894247/1c6766da/26136403_m.jpg https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1554894247/505e35a4/26136404_m.jpg https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1554894247/759f21e3/26136405_m.jpg https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1554894248/bb9d283d/26136406_m.jpg

Hi, I restored a vintage Mabie Todd Swan L212/52 in lapis lazuli colored celluloid made ca. 1936. This one has a longer section and a flatter turning knop than my L212/60, so I suspect it to be an early version... It's nib is a medium stub with nice flex. A turned up nib. Best Jens

First, thank you to another seller whom I highly recommend- Peter Twydle, the Pen Wizard of Hornsea (UK), and I am sure of other places, too, for procuring and auctioning such a beautiful pen. I've always admired the gemstone lapis lazuli and the obscurity of the pen as well as its unusual name drew me to it. Please note that the color in the fourth photo is the truest example. While the bright sun gives the pen an impressive cast, indoors, the color is much more subdued. Königstuhl means "king's seat," "king's chair" or "king's throne" and is a place in the Odenwald Mountains of Heidelberg. The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Astronomical Observatory are located here and the pen does remind me of the night sky. The pen is a button filler and has the words "Warranted, 14 Ct, 1st Quality" on the nib. The background for the photography is the c 1920s German book Die drei Ruisdel on the Dutch painter Ruisdel and his two namesakes. Thanks for looking! http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/IMG_3215_zps5d4b4c97.jpg http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/IMG_3219_zps6d1c1098.jpg http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/IMG_3221_zpse21d7472.jpg http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/IMG_3224_zps9d401366.jpg http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee513/betweenthelens/IMG_3213_zps0ff8e18f.jpg