Pelikan Edelstein Topaz Review

[Titania]

I originally posted this review at my blog here with more pictures and better formatting. Please visit and tell me what you think of it.

 

 

Pelikan Edelstein Topaz Review

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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

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

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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 - The sheen adds a nice flair to anything you write.

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Writing Sample:

Pen: Visconti Rembrandt

Paper 1: Black 'n' Red notebook paper

Paper 2: Copier paper

 

 

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Score: 10/10- My favorite ink

 

Thanks for reading and please visit my blog for more reviews like it.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Titania

[dneal]

Paper type and pen wetness makes a difference, but I found it to be an ink with a significant amount of shading (and sheen)

 

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[Titania]

Great pictures! They make the shading and sheen much more apparent. I'll try it with a wetter pen and different paper tomorrow and post the results.

[Ceelo]

Awesome close up. My that is a lovely shade of red! Thanks for sharing.

[Titania]

As I promised earlier, here's a writing sample with my Pelikan M200 Fine on Levenger Circa paper. The shading and sheen both became much more noticeable.http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CkHEDeGDBLw/U6ovpr5p24I/AAAAAAAAARo/gPlJylP5BI8/s1600/SCAN0020.JPG

[Bo Bo Olson]

Sheen....Ah Ha....now I got to load my favorite Edelstein ink. And hunt through papers to find...sheen.