Throwback Thursday: Quick Look at Franklin-Christoph Model 20 Translucent Bronze + Franklin-Christoph Tenebris Purpuratum
Well, while pen friends in the United States are celebrating Thanksgiving Day, it’s just a regular Thursday for me. For this week’s Throwback Thursday, I look at another pen + ink combination from my August line-up.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Franklin-Christoph Model 20 Translucent Bronze S.I.G. F
Ink: Franklin-Christoph Tenebris Purpuratum
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
This is the first time using Franklin-Christoph ink. First time using S.I.G. nib. The nib is very nice. Smooth. I love getting variation in line from very fine to medium just by tilting the angle of the pen. For all intents, it’s a good fine nib. It’s not practical to be changing the angle all the time but OK for on the fly line variation.
This ink is great. I love the colour. It’s not a bright purple but somewhat dark and moody.
OK. So the stuff above the curlecue was done at the beginning of month. This is now. So obviously the colour fades with time or or the ink in the pen has evaporated.
How do I describe this purple? Plum? This ink is just right. Not too wet, not too dry. It’s great with this nib. I wonder if the nibs were tuned to the ink or ink designed to work with Franklin-Christoph nibs. At any rate, it’s perfect.
Closing Comments
Looking back on the handwritten review, FC Tenebris Purpuratum is is rich and has nice shading despite it being quite dark. I like that it’s dark. I’m thinking it would be quite nice for December for card writing.
Honestly, I have no idea how the time has gone so fast. I’ve been completely swamped with work projects, business trips and family stuff. But still, I’m enjoying my fountain pens and, in particular, looking back at pen + ink combinations from my sultry August line-up.
Well, while pen friends in the United States are celebrating Thanksgiving Day, it’s just a regular Thursday for me. For this week’s Throwback Thursday, I look at another pen + ink combination from my August line-up.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Franklin-Christoph Model 20 Translucent Bronze S.I.G. F
Ink: Franklin-Christoph Tenebris Purpuratum
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
October came and went in a flash! With the Scriptus pen showthis past Sunday and yesterday being Halloween, I didn't have much time to prepare my pen + ink combos for November. Without further ado, here they are...
It’s the unofficial end of summer. The weather is cooler and days are shorter. My little guy is ready for a new school year. It’ll be back to normal routines both at home and work. I echo this sentiment with this a new pen and ink line-up.
Picking up from the purple ink theme that started last week with Noodler's Purple Martin, this week I'm looking back on Diamine Amazing Amethyst. It's another another ink which I had only got as a sample.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Lamy Al-Star LE Blue Green 1.1
Ink: Diamine Amazing Amethyst
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
After coming home from my annual family cottage vacation, I barely got my luggage unpacked before repacking for a short trip to Philadelphia. A few days was for working but there was a little time for sightseeing too.
Since this would be shorter trip I decided to pack lightly in terms of writing instruments and stationery especially since I was intending NOT to check any baggage.
At one time I had got quite a few purple ink samples to try matching with the lilac Edison Nouveau Premiere.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Edison Nouveau Premiere - Lilac 1.1
Ink: Noodler's Purple Martin
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
I headed off for my annual family cottage vacation a few days before the end of July. It was a hectic last week before I left so there wasn't time for me to switch to August ink fillings, plus, many of the pens inked up in July were 'not quite' used up. So, I did what any reasonable pen and ink addict with do in this circumstance...I packed up all my July pens, my planned August pens and all the ink I could find that was in plastic bottles or vials. These are think pairings I ended up with.
Handwritten Review
Here's another one that came from the Goulet Ink Drop days. I almost passed on it since the handwritten review was very short. But, the review was so positive that I decided to go with it.
Pen: Lamy 2000 EF
Ink: De Atramentis Ebony Purple
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
Pen: Kaweco Skyline Sport M
Ink: J. Herbin Larmes de Cassis (cartridges)
Paper: Pink Hand Decorated Notebook by Choosing Keeping