Bleu Ocean - J. Herbin 1670 Anniversary Ink

[visvamitra]

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J. Herbin was established in 1670.

 

M. Herbin was a sailor, and from his many journeys to India he brought back to Paris formulas for manufacturing sealing wax. His special lacquer formula improved the quality of the seals in adhesion and neatness, helping him to become famous throughout the kingdom.

 

J. Herbin is also the oldest name in ink production in the world.

 

By 1700, the company was producing “l’Encre de la Tete Noire,” followed by “Perle des Encres,” (The Jewel of Inks) and “l’Encre des Vaisseaux” (The Ink of Ships).

 

J. Herbin made ink for Louis XIV, and a black ink for the sole use of Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables. These formulas still reside in our company headquarters in Paris.

 

At the moment company belongs to Exaclair Inc, that has rights to brands like Clairefontaine, Rhodia, Brause or G. Lalo.

 

J. Herbin offers 30 standard colors:

 

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Additionally every year J. Herbin offers 1670 ink:

 

1. Rouge Hematite
2. Ocean Blue
3. Stormy Grey

The inks collected in the series have great bottles and contain "goldish" particles.

Bleu Ocean is nice, saturated blue ink that I enjoy.

Chramatography

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Bottle

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Ink Splash

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software Id

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Oxford Recycled 90 g, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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[lgsoltek]

It's the new version!

[dannystr78]

Yours looks quite a bit bluer than mine. The ink splash looks close to what I get out of the pen.