J Herbin Pens and Inks
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J. Herbin fountain pen ink was founded in 1670 and is the oldest fountain pen ink brand in the world. The J. Herbin company first produced "l’Encre de la Tete Noire", followed by "Perle des Encres," (The Jewel of Inks) and "l’Encre des Vaisseaux" (The Ink of Ships). The J. Herbin company made ink for the King of France, Louis XIV, and a black ink exclusively of Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables.
The J Herbin company remains mainly a family owned business and offers a wide selection of fine writing supplies including fountain pen ink, scented inks, and sealing waxes.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of J Herbin pens and inks.
Country: France
The J Herbin company remains mainly a family owned business and offers a wide selection of fine writing supplies including fountain pen ink, scented inks, and sealing waxes.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of J Herbin pens and inks.
Country: France
Customer Reviews
I am so happy I finally bought a dip pen. It makes trying a million ink samples super fast and clean. Or if you want to simply use an ink for a little bit and not have to clean a pen, its great for writing a page or two. Also the pictures don't do this glass pen justice, it's beautiful.
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i love the little bottles of ink. This is a great way to have many colors.
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Like the name implies, this dip pen is "smooth". Holds a lot of ink too. Very happy with my purchase.
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I like the J Herbin inks, and I like this smaller bottle for trying out new colors. It's much larger than a sample but still small, a very cute glass bottle. I ordered Violette Pense and it's a pretty purple and flows well.
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Simply stunning deep purple hue with moderate shading and gorgeous silvery shimmer.
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If you love J. Herbin's inks, these 100ml bottles are an amazing value! My only qualm with them is that the bottle they come in is plastic. I resolved this issue by transferring the contents to very thoroughly cleaned empty glass ink bottles. Although if you go through ink quickly, the plastic ink bottle won't be an issue. Basically you're buying a bulk amount of the ink, so the container is secondary, and a number of on-line vendors sell empty ink bottles. It's very unfortunate that J. Herbin discontinued the large size. I wish they were still freely available and also were offered in more colors from J. Herbin's range.
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Love this pen....beautiful...not practical...but that’s part of the beauty??
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I don't know if it matters to anyone else, but I love the little tin containers these cartridges come in. I'm not sure if the price was any better or worse than anyone else. I don't care. The ink is great and anything that doesn't come sealed in plastic like a space age mummy has my vote.
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I knew exactly what I wanted as I'd used a similar sized bottle of the same ink before... it was as advertised and very prompt delivery... might be the best price in the country
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I bought Bouton D'Or (Gold Button, in French) to serve as a highlighter ink, and it works fine for that use. It is such a happy color!
I'm not sure I would write a long letter with the stuff, as it's very light, though.
All of J. Herbin's inks are well behaved and a good value.
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When I knew NOTHING about fountain pens or inks, I found my first bottle of J. Herbin ink in a stationery store and bought it because I liked the purple color. It was a great accidental discovery. Long story short--I needed a new bottle so this time around I bought Encre Violette Pensee with full knowledge of its quality.
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Good product to keep on hand for when needed.
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Very well made and enjoyable to use. Looks good on the desk
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The J. Herbin 1670 inks are a real treat. I have only used Emerald of Chivor and Stormy Grey, and both are stunning in their own ways, but EoC takes the cake. When writing with EoC, it is quite clear why it is so popular. It is a beautiful teal with an incredible red sheen and gold sparkles to boot. I would recommend any of these inks for something special to your collection. It also helps that they are beautifully bottled.
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This my first bottle of J. Herbin. Really lovely colour of Bleu Pervenche. Good dark colour of turquoise and a nice change. Appears to be very good quality and flows really well. Nibs and paper make a difference but I try and use good fountain pen paper and medium nips of steel mostly in mid range priced pens.
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Great glitter ink. Have the other colors. This immediately became my fave. Best price, great service. Thanks Pen Chalet. Wichita Lawyer
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This review is for J. Hirbin ink Cacao du Bresil (30ml) tested with Rohrer_Kolininger glass dip pen: I think I found the right kind of gray ink to substitute the black ink. When you first write, there is a tinge of brownish hue but once it dries up it remains gray and legible. This color evokes calmness and gentleness without harshness like heavily concentrated dark color inks. My interest in ink is mostly the hue and the degree of saturation, so J. Hirbin inks became my favorites so far. I now have Virt Empire, Lie de The, Eclat de Saphir, Pousierre de Lune and Rouge Caroubier inks. I love them all and I need more pens now. Regarding the shape or size of the this ink bottles when I use fountain pens, I no longer worry about them because I now use the ink-miser from Pen Chalet. It helps me to re-fill the ink converter from the miser thereby allowing me to use up the most amount of the ink remaining in the bottle without much wasting of ink any more.
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This review is for J. Hirbin spiral glass dip pen: I love the shape and the good gripping of the pen. Compared with a Rohrer-Kolinger or vintage crystal glass dip pens, I had to re-dip the pen more frequently. And it feels a tad more scratchy when writing. After polishing the writing tip with a #600 sand paper it wrote more smoothly. I like both models, but I prefer R-K pen for more uniform writing with less line variations.
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Just a nice color and can give that touch of joy to any letter and it's a happy nice color, good ink good flow. I like it.
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I bought Amber and Cafe. The amber dries lighter than it applies, and is a golden color. The Cafe dries darker than it applies and is a warm brown. Neither is water resistant when dry. The 10 ml size is perfect for trying new ink, and the bottle is quite convenient for using a dip pen.
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Very comfortable to use, writes beautifully.
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The ocean blue is a little dark for my taste, but the red is gorgeous.
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Wonderful flow, dries quickly and has a unique color. What I was looking for, and as always, Herbin delivers.
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