Both are behaving like typical fountain pen ink. I cannot see any evidence of a precipitate or residue from either ink. It does seem to be capable of nice shading, though. I also find the sepia to be a bit runny and the first letter seems to be a bit darker than the other letters when I start it up. The Sepia is much less water resistant but still readable. It is good enough to use for addressing an envelope. A small portion of the ink dissipates but it remains very readable. I did a water resistance test and the black seems to be very water resistant. Both inks are acting fine and there are no start up or clogging issues. I will see how well they work during my test phase and to see if there are any clogging issues and/or difficulty cleaning the pens.ĭay 2: So far, so good. Easy to strip down (removable nibs and feeds) and to clean thoroughly if need be. I picked the Ahab and Baoer pens for this test because they areĢ. There don't seem to be any start up issues as of yet. After filling both pens up, both seem to write fine with good flow. My test pens for this ink are a Noodler's Ahab w/Goulet medium (Jowo) nib for the "Fountain Pen India" and a Chinese Baoer 388 for the "Sepia Calligraphy" ink. Dries quickly to a beautiful matte finish. Higgins Fountain Pen India Ink is a non waterproof black ink in a professional grade formulation. That is less than 4 cents per ml compared to around 14 cents per ml for Noodler's Black. Higgins Fountain Pen India Ink Non-Waterproof 2oz (46030) Product code: 61046030. Both inks are listed as fountain pen safe and non-waterproof with no gum arabic.Ī 2.5 oz (74ml) bottle of each was $2.87. My selections were "Fountain Pen India Ink" and "Sepia Calligraphy Ink". Perhaps those who work with Pelikan pens would know whether their Pelikan Fount India would cloud the ink view window in their pens.Īs it seems impossible to find fountain pen ink locally where I live (Cleveland, OH), I decided to head over to the local Utrecht/Dick Blick store and try some of the Higgins inks. If the Higgins ink is labeled as shown above, I do not think it would harm the pen, but it might cloud the window. I have a Pelikan 120, but would be reluctant to use either ink in it because it might cloud the ink view window in the same way it left a gray haze on the cup. That haze came off easily, but had to be wiped away with a cloth. They both dissolved, but each left a haze of gray on the plastic cup. The Pelikan Fount India reacts in much the same way, but is more resistant to the water.Īs a test, I placed a drop of each ink in a plastic cup and let the drops become thoroughly dry, then added water to see whether the dried ink would be water soluble. I did some tests using the ink labeled "Higgins Fountain Pen India Ink, Non-waterproof Black Ink Item 46030" It was not as waterproof as the "Pelikan Fount India." When water was added over a black line, the ink ran into the water forming a gray puddle over the line underneath which remained intact.
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