Pelikan 4001 Turquoise

Pelikan’s 4001 range can be considered a bread-and-butter range of saturated inks in classic colours. The turquoise variant is very saturated with slight shading depending on the nib and paper used. In very wet pens and on sheen-prone paper, it can develop a slight violet sheen. In the x450’s medium Read More …

Jinhao x450

Based in China, Jinhao produces inexpensive pens that are easy to dismiss as cheap and undesirable. Personal biases against China—and there are myriad reasons to hold these biases—aside, Jinhao fountain pens are popular with beginners looking for an entry into the fountain pen hobby that doesn’t break the bank. While Read More …