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Esterbrook X Ferris Wheel Press
The Big Bang
Esterbrook X Ferris Wheel Press is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Specs
Paper & pairing
Purples sit at the boundary of professional and playful, one of the more personality-forward choices that still reads clearly on the page. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Esterbrook X Ferris Wheel Press
A collaboration between Esterbrook, the revived American heritage fountain pen brand, and Ferris Wheel Press, a design and stationery company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada known for its distinctive round-bottle fountain pen inks. The partnership pairs Esterbrook pens with specially created Ferris Wheel Press ink colours.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.