Ink Review #1951: Conklin Antique Turquoise

Let’s take a look at Conklin Antique Turquoise. Thanks to YAFA for sending a bottle over for review!

The color:

Antique Turquoise is a bright medium turquoise.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has pretty consistent color and lots of feathering.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: no shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Antique Turquoise is close to Kobe 26 Wadamisaki Blue. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Iguana Blue with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a slightly wet flow.

Overall, this is a lovely color, but it has way too much feathering for me. There are a lot of similar blues that are better behaved.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by YAFA for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.