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When one has at last reached the 'maturity' of too many good pens.....I plan on using 2 grand pens...rotating them out of course.

2 very fine ones....and rotating one of my very nice bottom feeders.

With more pens....my nice bottom feeders will never get any time in the sand box.

 

I know better than to come here.....I do. Then I sneak in and :puddle: ....yes....yes....I have that ink....not used it in months....a year :yikes: .

:unsure: :( :rolleyes: .

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

Ransom Bucket cost me many of my pictures taken by a poor camera that was finally tossed. Luckily, the Chicken Scratch pictures also vanished.

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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At present I have 48 inked pens. Which is kinda silly, I admit ...but great fun!
The great majority are what you'd call "affordable", or second hand. None are extravagant. They do the job, which is comparing ink and pen and paper.

The most expensive one is the Pelikan M600 EF for the ESS "Registrar's Ink". For RI and a wider line I use a 14K Medium nib in the M200.


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Wow...Steffan....Wow.

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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Does anyone know if the folks at ESSRI actually make their own ink or if is manufactured by someone else,...like the scuttlebutt that Akkerman's # 10 Ijzer-galnoten is actually made by Diamine?

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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I think they do it ... it's the only ink they sell, and no other ink I've tried has been exactly like it. I'm sure others could give you a more definitive answer.

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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At present I have 48 inked pens. Which is kinda silly, I admit ...but great fun!

The great majority are what you'd call "affordable", or second hand. None are extravagant. They do the job, which is comparing ink and pen and paper.

 

The most expensive one is the Pelikan M600 EF for the ESS "Registrar's Ink". For RI and a wider line I use a 14K Medium nib in the M200.

 

 

 

 

Wow, a lot of inked pens. 1 pen per day for almost 2 months!

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Hi,

Many thanks for the Review! :)

I am always interested to see more samples of this ink, and read of Members' impressions.

Just to fill-in the blanks a bit:

From the information I was able to obtain, ESSRI is made in the UK.
See also: Post № 7 https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/207066-iron-gall-inks/?p=2143425 and Post № 21 https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/205705-ecclesiastical-stationery-supplies-registrars-ink/?p=2147341

Member ESS has passed along pH info and guidelines for storage of their ink at Post № 364 https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/205705-ecclesiastical-stationery-supplies-registrars-ink/?p=2773554 ; and Member Fuellerfuehrerschein confirmed that ESSRI in a pen [or bottle?] will react with sunlight at Post № 383 https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/205705-ecclesiastical-stationery-supplies-registrars-ink/?p=2833607

Also, like any of the I-G inks, ESSRI has the potential to react poorly with any inky residue left in a pen, so pens should be thoroughly cleansed before and after using those inks.

 

After using an I-G ink we have these additional suggestions:
➤ Member Pharmacist suggested the use of a 0.5% acetic acid rinse, especially prior to use of a pen cleaning aid containing ammonia, at Post № 273 https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/205705-ecclesiastical-stationery-supplies-registrars-ink/?p=2304353
➤ Member pgary suggested the use of ascorbic acid in this FPN Topic, https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/256353-cleaning-method-for-iron-gall-ink-using-ascorbic-acid/?p=2831697 which provides a link to this blog entry: http://iron-gallink.blogspot.jp/2013/11/cleaning-method-for-iron-gall-ink-using.html

From my personal experience using the I-G Montblanc Blue-Black & Midnight Blue for years in my MB149 (extensive) and other pens (occasional), and using nothing but plain water to flush the pens, I've not had any residue build-up, deterioration of parts, or performance issues - just inky enjoyment.

 

Bye,
S1

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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

 

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Bo Bo Olson Ancient Artifact

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Yep, they got the big wooden vat to make the BB ink; as they had before.... besides the recipe from the management settlement.

I'm sure he didn't plant an oak tree in the vat.

 

The secretary sounds like a nice person....I spoke with her.

From when ESSR did post a few answers here....the bottle is standard 'no name', so the postal folks don't get bent out of shape.

 

It is not an ink you buy for the bottle......a good ink to put in your old MB bottles...make that newer ones with the 60ml....with the old 50ml bottles you'd need to ink your pen a few times before you got the 110 ml down to fit.

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In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

Ransom Bucket cost me many of my pictures taken by a poor camera that was finally tossed. Luckily, the Chicken Scratch pictures also vanished.

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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