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Monthly Archives: April 2022

Kilk Novo Baroque

29 Friday Apr 2022

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fountain pen, Kilk, Kilk Novo Baroque, Novo Baroque, Turkish

Confession time. My paternal great grandfather (edit – picture at the bottom) was born in Smyrna (now Izmir) in Turkey, coming over and settling in the UK near the end of 19th century. I do not remember my grandfather (and certainly not my father) maintaining any Turkish traditions or heritage, yet when I see a product from the country of my ancestors I feel a tug to the heart strings. So when a small pen maker pops up in Istanbul my attention is grabbed. Problem was the costs of getting a pen over to the UK were comparatively high due to taxes, duty, etc, so when I heard rumours Kilk were going to be at the 2022 Spring London Pen Show my interest and attention was alerted.

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ScriBo Verde Bosco

27 Wednesday Apr 2022

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Green Ink, ink, Ink Review, SCRIBO, ScriBo Ink, ScriBo Verde Bosco, Verde Bosco

I have been looking forwards to trying this ink. Since Scrittura Bolognese (ScriBo) started to produce their own line of dye based inks there has been the question over whether any were from the old OMAS catalogue. Having a treasured bottle of green, which is gradually being used up, I was interested to see if Verde Bosco was the same as it is only one of two greens presently in the range, with the other being the far lighter Prato.

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ScriBo Arancio di Sicillia

23 Saturday Apr 2022

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Arancio di Sicillia, ink, Ink Review, Orange Ink, SCRIBO, ScriBo Arancio di Sicillia, ScriBo Ink

There is something very right about an ink from a Mediterranean country being a vibrant orange. It is the colour of sun, summer, warmth, and happiness. Named after the orange growing region of Sicily, this pigment based ink does feel very appropriately named.

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Busy Times and Ink Reviews

22 Friday Apr 2022

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Ink Review, musings

It’s Friday and I’m yet to post an article or review. Thing is I’ve been rather busy recently, though much related to another hobby of mine, and have so far driven over 600 miles this week (which in the UK is a long way, yes I know in Australia that can be just visiting your neighbour …). Net result is I’ve been struggling for free time.

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ScriBo Inks

15 Friday Apr 2022

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ink, Ink Review, SCRIBO

When ScriBo was launched there was the question over ink. Would there be any, after all OMAS had a decent range. The answer appeared to arrive with the launch if their first regular pen, the Feel. The first ones bought directly from ScriBo came with a 20ml bottle of a blue-grey ink. One of the two colour options for the new pen, as well as being used for corporate media. It would seem inks would be just round the corner. Time passed.

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Ink Drop Video, a First Attempt

13 Wednesday Apr 2022

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ink, ink drops, ink video, video

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Diplomat Aero

08 Friday Apr 2022

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Arrow, Diplomat, Diplomat Arrow, fountain pen, German

In many respects I am late to the party. The Diplomat Aero has been out for a good few years in an ever expanding number of colours and finishes. I have tried a few over time, but it was only on the last International Fountain Pen Day (2021) that I finally pulled the trigger and bought one. Was it worth it, am I glad, and is the cap snap action as sexy as many a reviewer has made it out to be.

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An Inky Question Part 2

01 Friday Apr 2022

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ink, musings

In a follow on to my previous post on how to do ink reviews I think I have now come to a decision on how to do them. It will be interesting to see in a few years time how they have changed.

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