Talk about a match made in New Bedford (or whatever)...my brilliant wife gave me a great gift. It’s a Noodlers Konrad Ebonite flex nib pen (color sez red but it’s really a nice rich mahogany) and a bottle of Noodlers Manjiro Nakahama Whaleman's Sepia ink. The ink has a really interesting history re how aJapanese sailor was rescued by a US ship and stayed. The ink is a copy of ink made from squid or something. It’s wet, permanent and pretty much exactly like what the on screen swatches look like on my screen...a rich red-brown mahogany. The Konrad pen with its Ebonite barrel just sort of fits the theme somehow. It’s a very brilliant pairing. I think both these items are currently exclusively from the Goulet site.
If you’re interested in the real story of Manjiro Nakahama, google the name or the full ink name.
If you’re interested in the real story of Manjiro Nakahama, google the name or the full ink name.
