Herbin Rouille D'ancre - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
Herbin Rouille D'ancre - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
Details
Hue: A dusty rose pink. Herbin's name translates as "rusty anchor red" and the official description calls it a rust red, but on my swatches it writes as a soft, muted rose pink with no real red in it. The rust only shows itself where the ink pools heavily, drying to a warm brick-brown at the edges.
Shading: Low to moderate. Gentle in normal writing, with a darker rusty edge where the ink collects.
Sheen: None.
Shimmer: None.
Flow: Dry.
The interesting bit: Herbin has been making ink since 1670, and the standard line was created in 1700 by Jacques Herbin, a sailor, in his shop on the Rue des Fossés Saint-Germain in Paris. The name comes from his voyages: it is the colour of the rust that forms on a ship's anchor when the boat has been moored in one place for a very long time.
This is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.
Photos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.
I'm a collector and I'm always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.
Postage
Royal Mail or Evri, your choice at checkout, from £1.90. Free over £20. Dispatched within 2 working days. UK only for now.
Returns
Change your mind within 14 days and I'll refund you, including standard outbound postage. Return postage is yours unless something's wrong. Opened vials can only be refunded in part. Full details in my refund policy.
What you're getting
A 4ml vial, hand-decanted by me from my own bottle. Swatch photos are mine, on Tomoe River paper. Colours vary with paper, nib and screen, so treat them as a good guide rather than an exact match.