Ink works · Fall River, MA · since 1978
Six pigments,
one stone mill.
We grind printing ink in 4 kg batches and rest it in the dark for two weeks before it goes in a tin. Nothing leaves the shop untested on a press.
- Prussian Deep PB27
- Madder Lake PR83
- Mill Yellow PY74
- Verdigris PG7
- Bone Black PBk9
- Zinc White PW4
Milled in 4 kg batches
Granite triple-roll, closing to 6 µm. Stone keeps the linseed cool, so the ink does not skin early.
Rested 14 days
Sealed in a 14 °C cellar while the tack settles. Ink sold sooner prints thin and keeps shifting in the tin.
Proofed on press
Every batch is pulled on rag, coated and newsprint. The proof is stapled to the batch sheet and kept ten years.
What came off the mill
Week of 20 July 2026| Date | Batch | Pigment | Yield | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | 26-118 | Prussian Deep | 4.1 kg | Tack ran high, second pass added |
| 23 Jul | 26-117 | Mill Yellow | 3.8 kg | Clean grind at 6 µm |
| 22 Jul | 26-116 | Madder Lake | 2.4 kg | Held back for the wedding-suite order |
| 21 Jul | 26-115 | Bone Black | 5.0 kg | Rubber-modified, for coated stock |
| 20 Jul | 26-114 | Verdigris | 1.9 kg | Last of the 2025 pigment lot |
Batches rest 14 days before sale. Anything still resting is listed as back-ordered.
Ink is a recipe, not a colour
A pigment behaves differently in raw linseed than it does in a boiled or rubber-modified base. Two inks can match on a swatch and print nothing alike — one lays down flat on soft cotton, the other skids across coated stock and fills in the counters.
So we sell inks by press and by paper, not by colour name alone. Tell us what you print on and we will tell you which base to take.
How a batch is milledStocked for
- Letterpress, platen 6 inks
- Letterpress, cylinder 5 inks
- Offset litho 3 inks
- Relief & lino 4 inks
- Mixing bases 2 inks