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Lamy doesn't need introduction on this board. However as I enjoy writing introductions, here we go. Lamy was created by Josef Lamy who was a German export and branch manager for Parker until 1930, when Parker left the German market due to unsuccessful sales of its Duofold.



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Lamy started his own company by acquiring the pen manufacturer Orthos Füllfederhalter-Fabrik producing celluloid pens. For quite few years they were selling conservative looking pens stylised after Pelinan and Montblanc pens.



However in 1966 they invited industrial designer Gerd A. Müller to create their new flagship product - Lamy 2000, a classic Bauhaus-inspired design that has remained in production ever since 1966 with no significant change. This pen set the tone for all Lamys to come: forward-looking, innovative design, excellent quality and writing performance. Lamy 2000 is one of my all - time favourite pens. With time I even came to like Lamy Al-Star that looked like an ugly duckling for me when I first saw it.



Basically I love their pens. However I wasn't so fond of their inks. They're not bad, they're sold in practical and functional bottle yet the colors really aren't mesmerizing. ANyway the inks are sold in bottle that provides a roll of blotter tape used to clean the pen after filling, or to blot writing. It is specially shaped with a wide neck and a basin to collect ink to aid filling when close to empty.




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They can also be purchased in cartridges.



It seems that lately Lamy came to conclusion they can make money on special edition inks that are introduced together with limited edition Al-Stars and Safaris. That's good, especially that new colors (Copper Orange and Neon Lime) stand out from their rather conservative and - let's face it - boring ink line-up.



  1. Black
  2. Blue Washable
  3. Blue / Black
  4. Copper Orange
  5. Green
  6. Neon Lime
  7. Purple
  8. Red
  9. Turquoise



Turquoise is well behaved ink. On the other hand I'm not that fond on the color.



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Drops of ink on kitchen towel




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Software ID



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Oxford recycled, Lamy Al-Star, F and B nibs




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Cheap Notebook, Lamy Al-Star, B



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I love your reviews Visvamitra. I also love this ink though. I suppose it's not a colour for everyone. It was one of my first bottles ever so I have it imprinted in my mind :)

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Me too, was the second bottle of ink I ever bought and it still screams summer! to me. And it gets some crazy shading even in a fine nib.

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I like Lamy Turquoise. It is my favorite Lamy ink. I liked their old iron-gall blue-black, but it is gone, now. Thanks for the review.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

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I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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It's ok, but I prefer Pelikan's Türkis.

"I was cut off from the world. There was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original." - Franz Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809
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Lovely color! I may have to get a sample from Goulet Pens, next time I place an order. Thanks for the sample!

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How is the lubrication of this ink? I am curious if there is any Lamy ink that is well behaviored, with good flow and lubrication. Lubrication as good as most Diamine inks, as comparison.

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I like Lamy Turquoise. It is my favorite Lamy ink. I liked their old iron-gall blue-black, but it is gone, now. Thanks for the review.

 

 

Does that mean you've used all the Lamy BB ink you had? I'm impressed.

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 that mean you've used all the Lamy BB ink you had? I'm impressed.

 

Mine is not gone; their's is.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Mine is not gone; their's is.

 

That makes sense.

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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I recently threw a box of Lamy Turquoise cartridges onto an order from PenChalet, and I like it a lot. Great shading even in my fine nib, and the color simply makes me happy -- it's a little like looking out my window at a clear Autumn sky, and that will do a lot to improve a dreary day. (I feel the same way about Noodler's Navajo Turquoise.)

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