Black Face Off

**resipsa** · June 25th, 2020, 04:59 PM

Has anyone compared Noodler's Old Manhattan Black to Blackstone Barrister Black?
Comments and experiences appreciated.
Kind regards.

**Yazeh** · June 26th, 2020, 05:08 AM

Not me. I'm not into blacks......

**resipsa** · August 13th, 2020, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Yazeh

Not me. I'm not into blacks......

OK; thanks

**azkid** · August 13th, 2020, 06:02 PM

I haven't. I have a number of other black ink samples to try (Noodler's X Feather and HoD) and actually hadn't heard of these two. I would imagine you can get samples though. I haven't tried a Blackstone ink yet.

**Farmboy** · August 13th, 2020, 09:53 PM

Wasn’t there some wacko ink contest to name the blackest black ink from 48 inked identical pens at a pens show a few years ago? Pennshows are just a faint memory now but ... you know, glory days...

**Jon Szanto** · August 13th, 2020, 09:58 PM

I can't remember all the venues the results were posted at, probably at least at FPN. I'll see what I can dig up...

So far I'm not finding the actual show shootout. I *did* find one thing hosted here that was from a Posse thing back in 2015.

Persistence often pays off: here's the 2016 SF Pen Show Black Ink Shootout, report by Ricky here on FPG.

**Farmboy** · August 13th, 2020, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jon Szanto

I can't remember all the venues the results were posted at, probably at least at FPN. I'll see what I can dig up...

So far I'm not finding the actual show shootout. I *did* find one thing hosted here that was from a Posse thing back in 2015.

Persistence often pays off: here's the 2016 SF Pen Show Black Ink Shootout, report by Ricky here on FPG.

Hell’s bells, I was at that show. They had drink tickets and a band. Glad someone paid attention.

**calamus** · August 15th, 2020, 10:49 AM

I believe Blackstone stopped production when the deadly virus of death inspired a worldwide lockdown. Many of their inks are sold out everywhere in the world.

**Jon Szanto** · August 15th, 2020, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by calamus

I believe Blackstone stopped production when the deadly virus of death inspired a worldwide lockdown. Many of their inks are sold out everywhere in the world.

I think you meant for this reply to go in another thread, the one about the recent disappearance of Blackstone inks.

**Chrissy** · August 15th, 2020, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Jon Szanto

Originally Posted by calamus

I believe Blackstone stopped production when the deadly virus of death inspired a worldwide lockdown. Many of their inks are sold out everywhere in the world.

I think you meant for this reply to go in another thread, the one about the recent disappearance of Blackstone inks.

Maybe this thread in General Inky Goodness??