Question for someone older ...

[Karen]

I sent a FB message to CyberSibes, but I know she's away right now. This is something maybe only someone older than me, and with an artistic bent, would know:

When I was a kid, I basically had just two "colors" of ink available beside black and indigo blue for my calligraphy pens. One was Allizaron Crimson, and the other was a "Lord SomethingorOther" Gray that had was an almost black with a blue tint when used thinly. Have you any idea what it was called, way back in the dark ages? Hoping this rings a bell for someone, at least!

[Randi]

Karen, do you know if that is a color that was used/called the same in England? If so, my graphic designer friend may know what you are referring to. He's old school.

[Karen]

Karen, do you know if that is a color that was used/called the same in England? If so, my graphic designer friend may know what you are referring to. He's old school.

Yes, it probably was! Thanks for asking!

[Freedom]

I'm not finding a Lord anything. Maybe you mean Logwood?

http://www.paintmaking.com/historic_pigments.htm

And :

Logwood Inks write a purplish black and dry black, and are in general use in schools and for other purposes where absolute permanency is not required.

From this site: http://www.evanlindquist.com/otherme...dinknotes.html

The sample looks more blue than black on this page: http://www.evanlindquist.com/otherme...dinknotes.html

[Karen]

I'm not finding a Lord anything. Maybe you mean Logwood?

http://www.paintmaking.com/historic_pigments.htm

It was not Logwood, that's for sure. And the one I am thinking of specifically was not purplish when thinner, more on the teal side of blue than the purple side like Indigo ink is.

[pomtzu]

Well I certainly qualify as "older", , but there are no bells ringing here in DE.

Asiel might know - she does a lot of art work, but hasn't been around much lately either, due to some illness in her family. I'll be emailing her later today or tomorrow, so I'll have her take a look at this thread. She's even "older" than I am!!!

[RICHARD]

Go look up the company, if you know it? Look up ink manufacturers and look at their inventory.