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Smokey Shadows
Manuscript is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. 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 Manuscript
Manuscript Pen Company is a British maker of calligraphy pens and nibs based in Highley, Shropshire, whose heritage traces to the nib maker D. Leonardt & Co., established in Birmingham in 1856. A family firm, it crafts and distributes its own range of calligraphy and fine writing products worldwide and also acts as UK distributor for brands such as Sheaffer, Cross and Diplomat.
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
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