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Poppycorn Red
Wordsworth & Black is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Reds and pinks show the most dramatic shading of any color family: expect real variation between the edges and center of each letter. 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 Wordsworth & Black
Wordsworth & Black is a British writing instrument brand operated by Wordsworth & Black Ltd, an internet and mail-order retail company incorporated in England on 22 February 2017. It sells fountain pens, calligraphy and rollerball pens, bottled and cartridge inks, journals and leather accessories under collections such as The Majesti and The Erudite. The brand sells direct from its own site and through Amazon and Etsy storefronts serving the UK and US markets.
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.