Ink Review #2712: Ferris Wheel Press Age of Aurum

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Let’s take a look at Ferris Wheel Press Age of Aurum from the King Midas collection. My sample of ink came from Vanness Pens.

The color:

Age of Aurum is a golden brown with gold shimmer.

*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 some shading and lots of shimmer.

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:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some bleeding and feathering in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Age of Aurum is a little more golden than Diamine Yule Log. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Brass with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I love the color of this ink. It’s one of my favorite Ferris Wheel Press inks I’ve ever tried.

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