Thursday, March 9, 2023

Ink on Cheap Paper Test #19, Birmingham Pen Company Summersweet

Birmingham Pen Company's Summersweet is originally a Crisp Ink - designed to work on cheap papers. Mountain of Ink has a review for this. These samples were written with a Moonman M600S with a fine nib.


AMPAD Legal Pad - Front

AMPAD Legal Pad - Reverse

Post-It-Note - Front

Post-It-Note - Reverse

AMPAD Small Legal Pad - Front

AMPAD Small Legal Pad - Reverse

AMPAD Steno Pad - Front

AMPAD Steno Pad - Reverse

Staples Copy Paper 20 lb - Front

Staples Copy Paper 20 lb - Reverse

AMPAD Scratchpad - Front

AMPAD Scratchpad - Reverse

pen & GEAR Notebook, Front & Back and Overlapping Line Tests - Front

 pen & GEAR Notebook, Front & Back and Overlapping Line Tests - Reverse

 

Best One-Sided Performer: The legal pad performs best with instant dry time.

Best Two-Sided Performer: The Copy Paper performs best with instant dry time and only slight ghosting.

The Post-It-Note Test: There is a quick dry time and the legibility is good resulting in a good ink for quick notes.

TLDR [Drying Time, (B)leed, (G)host]: Legal Pad - 0, B, G; small Legal Pad - 5, B, G; Steno Pad - 5, G; Copy Paper 20lb - 0, G; Scratchpad - 0, B, G; p&G Notebook - 20, G.  

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and is not sponsored in any way. This ink came from my own collection. 

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