Robert Oster African Gold - 50ml Bottled Fountain Pen Ink - The Goulet Pen Company
Robert Oster African Gold - 50ml Bottled Ink
50ml plastic bottle of Robert Oster Signature fountain pen ink in the color African Gold.
Robert Oster Signature Inks are handmade in Australia. The recyclable PET bottles are manufactured in Australia's first carbon neutral plastics plant.
Note: Robert Oster is in the process of changing the labels on their bottle and the label on the bottle you receive may vary from what is pictured here.
A message from Robert Oster about this ink:
"African Gold was developed to offer our support for WorldVision in Ethiopia on behalf of our community of ink enthusiasts." A portion of the sale of each bottle of ink is donated to WorldVision. For more information about WorldVision, you can check out their website at www.WorldVision.org
My great interest in fountain pen inks – and by extension inks that combine many creative applications – began with the birth of my love of fountain pens in 1989.
As Robert Oster Signature Inks are quite recent to the market, think of the interim between 1989 and today, as the fertile ground into which my present love of all things ink was seeded and grown.
The contents and packaging of my Inks are all nature friendly and the colours a genuine inventory of the Australian palette.
Robert Oster Signature originates from one of the most famous wine producing regions of the world, the Coonawarra district of South Australia, an idyllic setting with great influence on the senses. There is my inspiration. It’s a joy to share it with you.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Robert Oster
- Type
- Bottled Ink
- Color
- Yellow
- Bottle Material
- Plastic
- Bottle Opening Diameter
- 17.4mm (0.69in)
- Fast Drying
- No
- Fluorescent
- No
- Shimmer
Whether or not the ink contains glittery particles.
- No
- Freeze Resistant
Whether or not an ink is specially formulated to better withstand freezing temperatures.
- No
- Volume
- 50ml
- Iron Gall
Ink made from iron salts and tannic acids. Though quite permanent and waterproof, these inks are typically known for causing chemical corrosion to metal pen parts (especially the nib) and should be used sparingly or with less-valuable pens.
- No
- Lubricated
Whether or not an ink is specially formulated to increase flow in your pen.
- No
- Pigmented
Whether or not the ink contains finely-ground solid particles in liquid suspension.
- No
- Scented
- No
- Water Resistant
Whether or not the ink, once dried on the paper, will resist being washed away with water.
- No
Flows well, dries fairly quickly. I got this to try and match a ink with a brass pen. It actually does this perfectly. With the shading it kind of looks like a brass that is getting patina, just like the pen.
EXCELLENT INK AND PENS EVERY TIME, IM USING YOUR INK TO MATCH UP WITH MY FRANKLIN COVEY DAILY PLANNER PAGES, AND I GET NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS ON MY COORDINATION OF COLOR AND ORGANIZATION, THIS IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE ALIVE.
My favorite brown/gold ink. It flows beautifully.
I bought a sample of this and while trying to label a swatch with my dip pen, it just made a big drop on the page. It was like a drop of gold leaf on my page. Not shiny, but the exact color you would expect. I immediately knew then I would need to buy a big bottle of this ink, which I am doing right now. (Don't worry, I did do some writing with it too. Works best with something broad. At least a medium nib)
My son had bought me a sample of this ink a couple of years ago, and when I finally got around to using it, I was ecstatic about its fabulous colour! I just purchased this large bottle of it! Fabulous~!
This is my first ink from Robert Oster. I have only written a little bit with it, but so far I can tell that I like it very much. The color is very nice. Thanks very much Goulet Pen Co.
Such a beautiful shading ink in my Jinhao X159 in a fine point. One of my favorite inks.
I really love this ink, but I found it works better with a medium nib- it's almost too light with an extra fine.
The ink looks great but I did not try writing with it as I purchased it as a gift.
Pretty fall color with beautiful shading.
I love this ink it a beautiful shading ink which writes well in all of the pens I have tryed. This is my all time favorite ink
I used it in my monteverde primary with EF nib and I could see the shading! I love the color and definitely recommend it.
Beautiful warm color -- I am not a gold fan but wanted a deep gold and this color does not fail. Well behaved in any pen, neither wet or dry.
I want to focus on some of the properties of this ink. I have had some issues with the Robert Oster inks being too dry, and needing dilution. This ink, however, seems to be just right. It dries quickly, yet I have never had it run dry as I am writing. In my opinion, it works well in a flex pen. The shading is about on-par with Diamine Autumn Oak, but it shades less than Apache Sunset or Diamine Ancient Copper. Although this is a gold ink, it is also fairly brown. If you use a finer nib, the color you can expect looks like the writing sample provided by Goulet, medium nibs or above will showcase more of the brown color. If you are wondering, this ink will not show up on black paper. This is one of those inks that looks nice on cream-colored paper, although be aware that this will bring out more of the brown color. No feather, bleed etc. on Rhodia in my experience. I haven't noticed any sheen.
The color is wonderful and shading is almost Apache Sunset beautiful and that's saying something
Indulged my decedent side and brought myself a gold Lama number complete with gold ink. The products are beautiful. So much so that I find myself writing many of my plot points and early chapters with my wonderful little gems. I became concerned after a spate of thefts of delivered goods in my area. My email to goulet pens was responded to so swiftly it enabled me to relax. My package appeared within a week. As though by magic. I shall never buy from any other source. Evan
I bought this ink about 2 weeks ago because I loved the purpose that the ink was made for. After seeing it on Robert Oster's website I knew I wanted a bottle. When I received it, I put it in my Lamy 2000 extra fine to respond to letters with. It came out as a very nice and tame sepia sort of color, and on the Rhodia and Tomoe River paper I wrote on the ink shaded like crazy. The dry time, however, is rather slow and there is very little if any water resistance to this ink so if that's your thing, keep that in mind. Everyone I wrote letters to said that they liked the color, and I still have it in my desk pen. Overall, it's a very tame color that does have a nice amount of shading.
