How quick a pen goes dry? Loss of Ink Over Time – Results on Common, Popular Pens (and also non inserted cartridges and converters).

It sometimes happens that you don't use fountain pens for a long time or you replace cartridges before they are emptied and think you can use the remaining ink again later (at least you think so, but you rarely do it, and if you do, you should do it quickly, as the test shows). My curiosity was piqued again and I thought it could be fun to measure how quickly ink in fountain pens (or cartridges and converters lying around) dries out.

The Cross Peerless 125 Platinum Medalist

The pen features a guilloched, matted silvergrey cap and barrel. Here, I must admit, that I am not completely sure whether this term is correctly chosen. Neither do I have a clue how this pattern (the "guilloche") was made (etching or engraving). The cap is quite thic compared to the barrel and most of all to the bottom part of the barrel.

Orange Inks – an update …

Hi folks. When I last week uploaded the report about orange inks, I was already sure, that I have missed at least one orange ink. After a while it was clear, which ink it was: Diamine Blaze Orange. Verdammt, god verdomde, fy fæn, dammit – those were the words which came straight to my mind... Continue Reading →

Sailor 1911 Large (Zoom nib) …

... a Japanese precious? I assume, the Japanese brand Sailor is well known in the fountain pen world. The company was founded 1911 in Hiroshima. Quite often the namegiving number is imprinted on the nibs of several (if not all) pen collections/series from this company. This together with an anchor (may be to emphasize the... Continue Reading →

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