Pelikan Edelstein Topaz Review
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| The bottle is glass and very practical for filling pens. |
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Pelikan
Line: Edelstein
Colour: Turquoise
MSRP: $25
Actual Price: $15-$30
Price I paid: $20 from my local store
Amount of Ink: 50 ml
Cost per ml: 40 ¢/ml at $20; 50 ¢/ml at $25
Where to Buy: $19.83* at Amazon, $22.40 at Goulet Pens, $27.50 at Jet Pens, £12.50 from The Writing Desk in the UK, and €13.95 from La Couronne du Comte in Europe.
* All prices are the prices at the time of this review's writing on June 17, 2014.
Qualities:
Bottle: A nice glass bottle; I had no trouble filling pens with larger nibs from it and will reuse the bottle.
Sheen: An easily visible red sheen
Shading: Excellent shading, but it isn't as noticeable as Noodler's Apache Sunset or similar inks
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| Pelikan Edelstein Topaz with my Visconti Rembrandt |
Water Resistance: Fairly water resistant; Words are still legible
Feathering: Minimal
Bleed through: Minimal
Show through/ Ghosting: Moderate
Wetness: Extremely wet
Lubrication: Very well lubricated; pens instantly feel smoother with this ink
Staining: As far as I have seen, this ink does not stain.
Cleaning: The ink cleans out of a pen very easily.
Safe for Vintage Pens?: Yes, I use this ink in my Parker 45 with the original squeeze converter.
Okay on Copier Paper?: Yes, but there is feathering and extreme show through
Uses for This Ink:
- Writing Informal Letters - I prefer to use only black for formal letters.
- Taking notes - how I use Topaz most of the time
- Calligraphy - The excellent shading makes it fantastic in dip pens or italic nibs.
- Journaling
- Sketching
Writing Sample:
Pen: Visconti Rembrandt
Paper 1: Black 'n' Red notebook paper
Paper 2: Copier paper
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| Writing Sample on Black 'n' Red Paper Front |
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| Writing Sample on Black 'n' Red Paper Back |
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| Writing Sample on Copier Paper Front |
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| Writing Sample on Copier Paper Back |
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| A picture of the writing sample at an angle |
Score: 10/10- My favorite ink
Update:
After dneal posted a writing sample of Topaz on FPN, I was inspired to fill my Pelikan M200 with the ink and write on Levenger Circa paper. This combination worked wonderfully, and the shading and sheen became much more prominent.
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