![]() Senior that appears plain and no-nonsense but is full of interesting stories. If Higgins sepia ink was a person they would be a stout Higgins brand, Chartpak, say they will be bringing back glass bottles. Paying for fancy packaging here but the current company who manufactures the Very plain just a plastic bottle in cardboard box. While the ink itself has a vintage charm, the packaging it comes in is Much of a sheen but the depth of tone varies a bit according to how fast I am Getting back to the ink at hand, it is brown with a slight So far nobody has found evidence that the two are related but I wonder… Coincidentally a few years later in 1880, a Charles Higgins of Brooklyn, New York, patented Higgins American India ink. He declared bankruptcy the next year and then disappeared from the historical record. Unfortunately, his business burned to the ground in 1875. Rufus was an entrepreneur during the Nevada gold rush who ran a series of businesses, including a stationery store where he sold his own ink in customized embossed glass bottles. There were two American men in the 1800s, Rufus and Charles Higgins, who may or may not be related, who both figure into the origin story of Higgins ink. Page so something must have died in the process. However, it is not considered vegan according to the Higgins sepia ink is dye based so I am pretty sure no cuttlefish or squid were Funny, you never think about if there was a real Higgins. True sepia is an ancient ink used by Romans and others inĪntiquity that was originally made from the ink sacs of cuttlefish or squid. Charles Higgins, who made a fortune manufacturing India ink. ![]() It has become my regular daily journal ink. The company website says it is for use with a brush or dip pen but I found it was too thin to use with a dip pen however, it worked well in my Baoer and Noodler’s Creaper fountain pens. Higgins is now a brand of Chartpak, and are made at our plant in Leeds, MA. While the origins of the Higgins brand go back even further to the days of the gold rush in the Western USA. Our Eternal and India Inks have served artists and writers since 1880. I realized I still haven’t discussed all the great presents I got at Christmas such as a bottle of Higgins Sepia Calligraphy ink. ABOUTUS Higgins inks have been made in America for over 140 years. ![]()
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