Paper and Printing Recipes / A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades

by John Sawtelle Ford

Black Printing Ink.

To make a good, permanent black printing ink, take

Balsam copaiva		9 oz.
Best lampblack		3 oz.
Prussian blue		1½ oz.
Indian red		0¾ oz.
Turpentine soap, dried		3 oz.

Grind on a stone until extreme fineness has been obtained. This ink will work clear and sharp, and can easily be removed from the type.