Largest capacity fountain pen

[Tara]

Has anyone done a serious study to find out which using pen (not one of the GIANT freaks made for demos--a commonly avalable fountain pen) holds the most ink?

 

I'm guessing it would have to be a piston filler.

 

Anyone?

[JRodriguez]

I recently read that the Visconti Power Filler holds 3.5ml, but the Wality 69L, an ED filler, is advertised to hold 4.5ml. That's the most I've ever seen, though others may know of something that holds more.

[Nimrud]

I'm guessing an eyedropper would beat any other filling mechanism for capacity.

[HDoug]

Neither piston nor eyedropper. This reservoir method has been used by many novelists.

 

http://www.bobbydazzler.ca/Bobby%20Dazzler%20Best%20Sellers_files/beerhat.jpg

Edited May 23, 2006 by HDoug

[JimStrutton]

Whilst I feel that Doug's suggestion wins hands down

 

I always thought that the old Parker Vacs held a ton of ink, nearly as much as an eyedropper if the filler was working correctly.

 

Jim

[southpaw]

Probably one of the Danitrio Japanese ED models. The Densho, which is far from the largest, holds around 3.7 ml.

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

The Level by Pelikan holds 4 ML.

 

Dillon

[kissing]

this one big enough for you?

 

 

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/pactio_kiss/fountainpen1.jpg

[chainwhip]

Mr. Mottishaw & Co. have a handy-dandy comparison chart (non-exhaustive list ofcourse):

 

http://www.nibs.com/pen_measures/

 

The Ink Capacity (ml) is over to the right hand side.

[offbase]

My Stipula Etruria convertible piston holds an unbelievable amount of ink -- seems like at least 4 times what my Pelikan 400's do! And yes, even more than my Visconti Wall Street LE with the dual chamber power filler. I can't imagine something other than an eyedropper holding more ... and I gots lotso pens!

[HDoug]

Sorry about the Budweiser helmet reservoir method I posted above... On a more serious note, it might be newly released Conway Stewart's aptly named Great Exhibition Pen. It's an 8 inch long eyedropper that they claim holds as much as 8 cartridges. Taking the average of the two ink cartridges on the Nibs.com measurements table, I calculate the capacity of this giant at around 12ml. (By way of comparison, the Namiki VP converter weighs in at 0.9ml and the 1920 Waterman eyedropper 4.7ml.)

 

But not to go on. Here's a picture of it hovering mystically over my desktop:

 

http://homepage.mac.com/hdougmatsuoka/images/pen/exhib7.jpg

 

No, of course I'm lying -- I swiped the picture from Mary Burke's Conway Stewart page where you can read the rest.

 

But at $2,500+, it's a bit much. I may have to make do with the Budweiser Revervoir system after all.

 

Doug

Edited June 7, 2006 by HDoug

[JRodriguez]

Wow! That's a monster.

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

0.9 Ml is actually quite good. That is the ink capacity of a Pelikan M1000. I generally regard the Level as the best-designed large capacity pen since it has a valve to protect it from blotting because of thermal expansion.

 

Dillon

[HDoug]

Hi,

 

0.9 Ml is actually quite good. That is the ink capacity of a Pelikan M1000. I generally regard the Level as the best-designed large capacity pen since it has a valve to protect it from blotting because of thermal expansion.

 

Dillon

Aloha Dillon. The Nibs.com pen measures page shows the M1000 at 2.2 ml. It may be a difference in the method of measuring that accounts for the discrepancy, but relatively speaking, the big M1000 gets more than twice the noodle between refueling than the Namiki converter.

 

Doug

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

0.9 Ml is actually quite good. That is the ink capacity of a Pelikan M1000. I generally regard the Level as the best-designed large capacity pen since it has a valve to protect it from blotting because of thermal expansion.

 

Dillon

Aloha Dillon. The Nibs.com pen measures page shows the M1000 at 2.2 ml. It may be a difference in the method of measuring that accounts for the discrepancy, but relatively speaking, the big M1000 gets more than twice the noodle between refueling than the Namiki converter.

 

Doug

Hi,

 

Well, Pelikan did change their pen a bit just recently, so, sadly, it holds less ink now (About the same as an M300). If you get an older Pelikan M1000, you are in luck.

 

Dillon

[krz]

the Wality 69L, an ED filler, is advertised to hold 4.5ml. That's the most I've ever seen, though others may know of something that holds more.

My Fat Black Sheaffer Vac. Valiant seems to hold a good amount, but I still want to get one of those Wality 69L's. Even their piston 52's hold a good amount and I like using them.

[Escribiente]

The three pens with the most capacity, from my limite experience:

 

1. Danitrio Ban-ei: Eyedropper.

2. Danitrio Densho: Eyedropper.

3. Tibaldi Iride: Vacuum filler (or something similar).

 

You ink these pens, and they just keep writing for days on end, it seems. I use them when I'm writing a first draft.

[Bruno Taut]

New Olip Jumbo pen:

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aQ69G8Wh9To/TNGI0LkmC0I/AAAAAAAAA-A/rjNrKEoOm1M/s1600/IMG_3311-blog.jpg

 

About 20 ml of ink. Eyedropper with safety valve.

 

And that is not the biggest pen you can get.

 

Cheers,

 

Iosepus

[hari317]

New Olip Jumbo pen:

 

 

 

Hi Iosepus, where can one buy this pen from? any links?

 

Thanks!

Hari

[Brian C]

How about one of the larger sized Edisons in resin used as an eyedropper? Otherwise the Guider Jumbo (but it is a waaaaaay oversized pen).