![]() I was in the same store a few months ago and decided out of curiosity to pick up a container of Higgins nonwaterproof black ink (vs. I ended up liking the color and have have been running it in one pen or another for well over a year now without problem. It was very inexpensive so I bought a bottle to experiment with. I was buying some stuff from a local art supply store during a big sale and noticed the Higgins nonwaterproof sepia. I was having pretty bad flow issues and found that the Higgins ink was a royal (bleep) trying to clean out - I wound up having to use methylated spirits! So before I expend the energy in gumming up a different pen with the stuff by way of experimentation, am I barking up the wrong tree entirely? In other news, I think this stuff clogged up my Ohto F-Lapa. Which is fine, I have plenty of those, too. ![]() Still more sources (including a thread on this very forum) seem to indicate that Higgins Eternal and Higgins Calligraphy are two different inks, and yet more sources indicate that very little/none of what Higgins make is intended for fountain pens, but is meant for dip pens. Some sources also say that the stuff is an india ink, while other sources are silent on this. However, it's also billed as a waterproof ink and waterproof inks in general don't play well in fountain pens. The marketing copy, of course, says that the stuff can be used in fountain pens. I've found a bunch of conflicting information on this online. The box proclaims that it's safe for use in fountain pens, but I have my doubts. I picked up a bottle of "Higgins Calligraphy Ink" at my local Art Barn, mainly because it's black and cheap, and I use black ink in quantity. ![]() I have a question, and I figured you lot would be the right lot to ask. ![]()
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