Seitz-Kreuznach Tomato Red is a warm red ink with pink tones, and another excellent Seitz-Kreuznach ink at a great price.
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Category: Ink
A Few More Similar Inks: Stipula, Seitz-Kreuznach and More
I just finished making some comparisons between some inks from Montblanc, on the one hand, and Monteverde and Seitz-Kreuznach on the other.
Here are more comparisons, involving a few Stipula Calamo inks and one from Caran d’Ache.
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Some Similar Inks: Seitz-Kreuznach, Monteverde and Montblanc
First Look: Seitz-Kreuznach Pacific Blue
Conway Stewart Kingsand Is Diamine Ochre
Just to follow up, I recently fell for a lovely ink from Conway Stewart called Kingsand. But Conway Stewart is unfortunately out of business, so Kingsand won’t be available much longer. Because Conway Stewart commissioned its inks from Diamine, I had hoped Kingsand would turn out to also be a regular Diamine ink, so I could still buy it. And there’s good news: Conway Stewart Kingsand is Diamine Ochre.
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Pen of the Day: Pelikan 300
Pelikan 300 with OBB nib. This is one of my few not-so-common fountain pens, a black-striped Pelikan 300. Pelikan made the 300 in green or black stripes, for export only. It’s the size of a 400 but the cap and barrel ends have the lovely curved shape of the 140.
A real 300 will say so, both on the end of the barrel and on the cap ring.
This 300 has an OBB nib, which lays down plenty of ink. Today it’s inked with the beautiful Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin.
First Look: Seitz-Kreuznach Arctic Blue Ink
First Look: Seitz-Kreuznach Navy Blue Ink
Pen of the Day: Aurora Optima 365
Aurora Optima 365 with medium nib. Yes, this was Pen of the Day two weeks ago, too. It’s so worth the repeat.
But it has a new ink this time. My friend sent me a sample of Conway Stewart Kingsand, which I think is a really lovely ink, perfect for the pen and for the time of year.
Conway Stewart is out of business, unfortunately, but a number of stores still have the inks in stock. Moreover, Conway Stewart inks were made by Diamine, and to me, Kingsand looks very much like Diamine Ochre. I hope to put on my ink detective hat and investigate it. That hat? It’s a deerstalker. Of course.
Parker Quink Blue and Waterman Absolute Brown: Overlooked Inks?
Fountain Pen Follies 