Making a better impression
Letterpress printers no longer have to doctor inks intended for other uses, like lithography or etching. Instead they can choose our dedicated letterpress inks, tailor-made for wood engraving and all letterpress printing.
This is a range of interesting subtly toned blacks designed to give nuanced printed results. Their simple, traditional formulation of pigments, finely ground in linseed oil, is designed with optimum viscosity to avoid ‘ink squash’, yet achieve good paper penetration resulting in a smooth and rich print.
Colour swatch | Product name | Properties |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Carbon Black
BKC 1826 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Ivy Black
BKC 1828 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PG7 (C.I 74260) Polychlorinated copper phthalocyanine |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Seville Black
BKC 1829 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PO34 (C.I 21115) Disazopyrazolone (diarylamide) |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Plum Black
BKC 1830 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PR112 (C.I 12370) Monoazo Red (napthol) |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Midnight Black
BKC 1831 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PB1 (C.I 42595.1) PMTA Blue |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Graphite Black
BKC 1832 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PM1 (C.I 77000) Powdered Aluminium |
Traditional Letterpress Ink

Product name | Properties |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Carbon Black
BKC 1826 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black |
Additional Information
An un-toned mid-shade black. Made with
traditional Carbon Black pigment, PBk 7
Traditional Letterpress Ink

Product name | Properties |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Ivy Black
BKC 1828 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PG7 (C.I 74260) Polychlorinated copper phthalocyanine |
Additional Information
Black with a hint of cool, crisp Green. Made with traditional Carbon Black
and a hint of Phthalo Green, PG 7
Traditional Letterpress Ink

Product name | Properties |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Seville Black
BKC 1829 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PO34 (C.I 21115) Disazopyrazolone (diarylamide) |
Additional Information
Black with a hint of Citrus
A deep, intense orange-shade black
with a warm C.Itrus dimension. Made with
traditional carbon black and a hint
of Orange Pyrazolone, PO 13.
Traditional Letterpress Ink

Product name | Properties |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Plum Black
BKC 1830 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PR112 (C.I 12370) Monoazo Red (napthol) |
Additional Information
Black with a hint of deep red
A deep, rich, red-shade Black. Made with
traditional carbon black and a hint of
Rouge Rubis (Napthol Red) PR 112
Traditional Letterpress Ink

Product name | Properties |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Midnight Black
BKC 1831 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PB1 (C.I 42595.1) PMTA Blue |
Additional Information
Black with a hint of deep blue
A cool, dense blue shade black. Made with
a hint of intense Victoria Blue, PB 62
Traditional Letterpress Ink

Product name | Properties |
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Cranfield Traditional Letterpress Ink Graphite Black
BKC 1832 |
Semi Opaque PBk7 (C.I 77266) Furnace carbon black | PM1 (C.I 77000) Powdered Aluminium |
Additional Information
Black with a hint of silver
A soft, metallic-black with a lovely silver sheen.
Made with carbon black and a hint of opaque
metallic silver pigment to impart a unique ‘
lead penC.Il’ effect to the print.
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