Akkerman Inks From The Netherlands

[thoppen]

Hey Akkerman fans,

 

Lexaf told me that Shocking Blue is a very nice colour. Well, he is right. I went to Akkerman's today and got myself a bottle. Below you can see what happened next.

 

Getting the gear ready

 

And give my findings

By the way, the song was called 'Venus'.

 

 

 

When you see artificial light reflected in the ink, it gets a reddish glow

 

Regards, Tim

[USMCMom]

Ooo ... pretty!!!!

[saintsimon]

It's the nicest bottle in which Diamine Majestic Blue is available in, isn't it?

[CatBookMom]

I'm now at peace! Got my three bottles today (#3, 5, 9), and not only do the colors exceed my expectation and are much richer than the web swabs from OP, but these bottles are the coolest.

 

 

We need an ENVY button. Those are lovely bottles as bottles, and then all the comments about how well they are designed for FP ink. Maybe it should be a COVET button.

[WOBentley]

Tim,

Thanks for that great review...I am really enjoying this ink (for whatever little time I have had to play with it...

Dave

[Professor Plume]

Oh, enjoy your inks and thanks for posting pictures for the rest of us to enjoy. My three bottles were mailed out 11 February and have not yet arrived--perhaps hung up in customs. Good thing it's sunny and pleasant here because I'm sitting by my mailbox in a folding chair waiting for the mail each day. A watched kettle never boils, I know!! Three days ago the mailman pulled up with a package and I leapt out of my chair and frightened him half to death. I have never before been disappointed to get a gardening book.

 

In Anticipation,

 

Professor Plume, grading papers in lawn chair by mailbox (In scarf and half-gloves)

[Lovesink]

In Anticipation,

 

Professor Plume, grading papers in lawn chair by mailbox (In scarf and half-gloves)

 

:roflmho: :roflmho: :roflmho:

[Professor Plume]

Staring at my mailbox has not worked. I also think my neighbors are getting concerned. So I left my lawn chair--it has been raining in the Blue Ridge Mountains-- and ventured down to the post office. I said, "Do you have my three bottles of ink sitting in the back somewhere?" The nice postman looked confused and said, "bottles of ink?" Yes, I said, for fountain pens. He said, "People still use fountain pens?? I didn't know they still made those!" I went home, got an umbrella and returned to my folding chair in front of my mailbox. Tomorrow it will be four weeks since Paul mailed my inks and I know they will be here any day!!!!!!

 

Yes, Mr. Postman, they still make fountain pens. aaaahhhhhh!

 

In Anticipation,

 

Professor Plume, Now Sitting By Mailbox In Rain With, Appropriately Enough. a Large Heineken Umbrella!

[thoppen]

Great little story!

[Professor Plume]

Well, thank you! Great little story; long little wait. . . but sometimes the waiting is an adventure, yes?! I'll be sure to update when the inks arrive.

 

Great little story!

 

 

 

[pelman]

#10 (Akkerman Ijzer Galnoten Bl/zw) Blue/Black,an iron gall

 

 

Dave,

 

Did you try the Ijer ink? If so, can we please see a sample?

 

Cheers

[Nuclear_Duchess]

 

All colour names refer to the city of The Hague (Den Haag in Dutch). The adjective of Den Haag is 'Haags'.

The Hague is commonly known in the Netherlands for having some rather posh areas. The Dutch name for (speaking) posh is 'bekakt'.

The name Bekakt Haags therefor means 'The Haguean posh'

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That leaves us with the matter of the colour brown. The root word of bekakt is kak. And kak in Dutch in fact also means .......... pooh.

Hence the colour brown.

 

Regards, Tim

 

That's both hilarious and faintly revolting! :roflmho:

[WOBentley]

#10 (Akkerman Ijzer Galnoten Bl/zw) Blue/Black,an iron gall

 

 

Dave,

 

Did you try the Ijer ink? If so, can we please see a sample?

 

Cheers

yes...but no time to do "review" I will try to get those done and posted this weekend...

had to take on some extra work duties due to an unexpected medical emergency (not mine) and needed to help a friend cover some duties at their workplace (not mine) so I currently have 2 jobs...hopefully very very short term...For a retired guy who was bored staying at home... this is getting a bit silly!

[pelman]

#10 (Akkerman Ijzer Galnoten Bl/zw) Blue/Black,an iron gall

 

 

Dave,

 

Did you try the Ijer ink? If so, can we please see a sample?

 

Cheers

yes...but no time to do "review" I will try to get those done and posted this weekend...

had to take on some extra work duties due to an unexpected medical emergency (not mine) and needed to help a friend cover some duties at their workplace (not mine) so I currently have 2 jobs...hopefully very very short term...For a retired guy who was bored staying at home... this is getting a bit silly!

 

Good luck to your friend and a speedy recovery. No rush on the sample. Please ignore my request on the other Akkerman thread.

[rockspyder]

 

All colour names refer to the city of The Hague (Den Haag in Dutch). The adjective of Den Haag is 'Haags'.

The Hague is commonly known in the Netherlands for having some rather posh areas. The Dutch name for (speaking) posh is 'bekakt'.

The name Bekakt Haags therefor means 'The Haguean posh'

.

That leaves us with the matter of the colour brown. The root word of bekakt is kak. And kak in Dutch in fact also means .......... pooh.

Hence the colour brown.

 

Regards, Tim

 

That's both hilarious and faintly revolting! :roflmho:

 

Hilarious, faintly revolting yes, but very original! :roflmho: I can't help to giggle every time I look at the name. :ltcapd: The color, in real life, is beautiful. A dark, nearly blackish brown, very similar to Iroshizuku's Yama-guri.

[inky]

Copy and past this list and let's see who has which inks and how well they like them. I have noted what has been ordered and what reviews have been posted. Please post reviews for the rest of us that are lusting after some of these inks.

 

1 Passage Blauw

2 Residentie Blauw

3 Akkerman Blauw-------Sam Capote, epo

4 Nassaus Blauw

5 Shocking Blue--------REVIEW----Thoppen, Sam Capote

6 Binnenhof Blues

7 KoninginneNach-Blauw

8 Diep-Duinwaterblauw

9 Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indigo------SamCapote, epo

10 Akkerman IJzer-Galnoten blzw------Thoppen

11 Treves-Turquoise------REVIEW

12 Mauritshuis Magenta

13 Simplisties Violet

14 Parkpop Purper

15 Voorhout Violet

16 Oranje Boven------epo

17 Staten-Generaal Rood

18 Garuda Rood--------Thoppen

19 Rood Haags pluche

20 Pulchri Pink

21 China Town Red

22 Hopjesbruin

23 Bekakt Haags-------Thoppen

24 Zuiderpark Blauw-Groen

25 Denneweg Groen

26 Groenmarkt Smaragd

27 Bezuidemwoudgroen-------Thoppen

28 Hofkwartier Groen

29 Holviver Grijs

30 Het Zwarte Pad

 

Please ignore any typos in the ink names, very small page to copy from.

Reviews are here https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/160612-index-of-ink-reviews/

Professor Plume has also ordered ink, but I could not find your colors.

Edited March 11, 2011 by inky

[WOBentley]

I have # 5, 10, 18, 23, 27 (I think you may have Thoppen confused with me, I think he has two if I remember correctly...and have been keeping up..(which is more likely doubtful!)

Dave

Edited March 11, 2011 by WOBentley

[Professor Plume]

Professor Plume is perched next to mailbox eagerly awaiting colours #13, #16 and #28-- a vibrant assortment indeed. Four weeks tomorrow!

[geoduc]

#5, 6 & 17 are on their way here. It will be a couple of weeks yet, but I'll post reviews when they show up.

[BlueNight]

I went to the store this afternoon, and got a bottle of their ink. But it is a colour that is not on that chart and the box isn't numbered.

So i suppose they also have standard colours in those bottles too, i got a very nice dark blue...but my pen hasn't arrived yet so i can't show at the moment.

Love the service there though!