Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz

[Morbus Curiositas]

Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz

 

 

Back in the days

When I attended primary school in Holland in the end of the 70s a Fountain Pen was obligatory.

Since I had some troubles with my fine motor skills my parents decided to buy me a Pelikano Fountain Pen which in those days was top of the bill and a serious investment back then.

I always remember what I loved most about that pen. It not only had a nice blue colour, but I really loved the blue ink window. I thought it resembled the blue flashing light on police cars AWESOME

 

 

 

 

Here is a link to the history of the Pelikano Fountain Pen

https://www.pelikan.com/pulse/Pulsar/en_US.CMS.displayCMS.220931./the-history-of-the-pelikano-from-1960-until-now

 

 

School boys fantasies…

Maybe it is that boys never grow up or simply that early youth memories impress…

 

But I am still in love with Pelikan and I am now the proud owner of 2 Pelikans, the M800 Green and the M800 Stresemann on the left.

My wife was infected with my love for Fountain Pens and is the owner of the M600 and the M400 with 14kt nib on the right

 

Well and since my wife and I both love Birds and Fountain pens we cannot guarantee that these are the last Pelikans that enter our house

 

 

 

Before I get to the review I want to let you know that I will enter the links to my previous reviews of Pelikan inks at the bottom of this review

 

 

 

Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quarz

Pelikan is famous for it’s 4001 range Which was introduced as in 1901 as an Iron Gall ink. This Iron Gall ink is still available but today there is also a range of Non-IG 4001 inks which all perform well…

 

 

Just like a good wine ripens and gets better the 4001 Inks still are a joy to use even after 20 years…

A thing I pointed out in my comparison of a matured and e brand new bottle of 4001 Royal Blue ink

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/264220-pelikanss-royal-battle-battle-of-the-blue-kings/

 

 

 

 

In 2011 Pelikan introduced the Edelstein ink Collection. A more exclusive line of fine inks following the trend of i.e. Iroshizuku Graf von Faber-Castell which already brought more high end inks in luxury bottles.

 

 

https://www.pelikan.com/pulse/Pulsar/en_US.Pelikan.showTimeline.221778./history

 

 

Well I am glad to tell that Pelikan stayed loyal to his principles. Same as in the 4001-Range where Pelikan brings highest quality at fair prices. It did so in its Edelstein Range…

 

Giving you finest quality combined with refined luxury …

at fair prices

 

 

https://www.lacouronneducomte.nl/webstore/main/inkt-vullingen-merk-c-161.html

 

Well and yes all bottles contain 50 ml.

 

 

Pelikan Smoky Quartz

 

 

 

The Ink

 

 

The colour is a lovely medium dark brown. Shading is very nice so is the flow.

 

If there is a small minor, it is the drying time: The ink is wet and stays in this condition for 10 seconds. That is a thing you must consider if you’re a left-hand writer.

 

My advice in that case:

Bind your Bottom to a drone and hoover over your writings…. This ink worth the extra effort…

Even if your texts contains a lot of “Male Cows Feces” (sorry I cannot write BullS..t here), your writing will be beautiful when using this beautiful ink

 

Technical specifications

 

own here are some of the technical specs (as suggested by Ann Finley 2007)

(not copied in but for this ink)

points 1-5 1 = 5=

Fountain Pens: , Kaweco Calligrapy Classic Sport 1,5 Italic, Lamy Safari B nib

Paper: Vleveka Classic Line Paper and ordinary copying paper

Drying time Slow points 2

Flow: very smooth points: 5

Lubrication: wet points: 5

Feathering : None points 5

Bleeding: nada points 5

Shading: very good points: 4

Waterproof: good points: 3

Package: robust yet elegant points 4

 

 

 

Please have a look at the Water test I tested it with an very wet Q-tipp and look at the result. Still very legible. Maybe it does not survive a wet monsoon… but hey it s not a Document ink.

So I will call it Waterproof

 

 

 

 

 

 

Availability

This is one of those inks that are even available on the moon. But since it is pretty hard to go to the moon you might consider following adresses

La Couronne du Comte I guess Dennis and Rik would even travel to the moon to get it for you (just pay them a million or 2 ) Well it is safe to say that they do almost everything to satisfy their customers… Considering

http://www.lacouronneducomte

Bankers have Rothshield Ink lovers have the Goulet Pen Company. Rachel and Brian carry the almost* largest assortment of ink on earth an it's near surroundings

http://www.gouletpens.com

(*almost Dear Amberlea Davis carries the largest assortment in the universe but is not a seller

Larry Post of Australia is a Great Supplier of Stationary and Artist Equipments. They carry a lot of De Atramentis Inks

http://www.larrypost.com.au/

The same applies to Singapore based Arters of the utterly friendly Yitpeng and WeetekOng

http://arters.com.sg

 

 

 

Conclusion

For me this ink is spot on.

The colour is lovely, in fact together with De Atramentis Ebony and Sailor Jentle Brown this Smoky Quartz is belongs to my favorite browns. It is an saturated shading ink that writes very smoothly. Drying time may be a bit long but since I am a right-hand writer this does not bother me much.

 

The Bottle is lovely, it is a bit like yin & yang robust yet elegant. An pleasure to my eye when I visit my Ink Cellar, and so is this ink

 

 

Links to my reviews of Pelikan inks (work in progress)

 

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/291420-pimp-my-ink-comparison-pelikan-edelstein-aventurine-vs-pelikan-4001-brilliant-green/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/266092-pelikan-4001-brilliant-green/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/291416-pelikan-edelstein-aventurine/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/264220-pelikanss-royal-battle-battle-of-the-blue-kings/

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/266286-pelikan-4001-violett-violet/

[Caeruleum]

"In vomitus veritas". Consentio.

Very vidid review, thank you.

[namrehsnoom]

Thanks for your review. Of all the Edelsteins, this is my favourite.

[sanphoemo]

Thank you for this really nice and informative review! I'm still at the verge of buying this ink, but I'm so buying it......and then I'm going to marry it to my new Pelikan M400 Tortoise Brown that my husband will give me for Christmas

[lapis]

Thanks for everything. Especially your comparisons. I got this thing sent to me on the first day it came out and still love it just as much ever since. It may well be (for me too) my favourite Edelstein ink. There sure is a lot "in" it.

[The Good Captain]

A lovely review of a fabulous ink - permanently in my M400 Brown Tortoise.

[DrDebG]

Great review! Brown inks are not my favorite, but I must say that this is one that I will consider more seriously.

 

Thank you again for all the time and effort you put into this review!

[Morbus Curiositas]

Thank you for this really nice and informative review! I'm still at the verge of buying this ink, but I'm so buying it......and then I'm going to marry it to my new Pelikan M400 Tortoise Brown that my husband will give me for Christmas

Well Pelikan Tortoise Brown that sounds like a marriage that is just as happy as youe Marriage considering your Christasgift from your Husband.

 

I wish you a merry Christmas and a lot of Love for the 2 of you in 2019

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review. I LOVE Edelstein Smoky Quartz.

Incidentally, I bought a Pelikano which looks remarkably like yours at the Baltimore-Washington Pen Show last spring. Great little pen, and I only paid $5 US for it. Which was probably a steal on my part....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Honeybadgers]

I've got three bottles of this for a reason. I hope they just give up and add it to the standard edelstein line. it's a very unique brown-black that nothing else really matches.

[Morbus Curiositas]

I've got three bottles of this for a reason. I hope they just give up and add it to the standard edelstein line. it's a very unique brown-black that nothing else really matches.

Thumps Up for That

[Morbus Curiositas]

Thanks for the review. I LOVE Edelstein Smoky Quartz.

Incidentally, I bought a Pelikano which looks remarkably like yours at the Baltimore-Washington Pen Show last spring. Great little pen, and I only paid $5 US for it. Which was probably a steal on my part....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

You just made me jealous with your Pelikano Message :-)

[Morbus Curiositas]

Great review! Brown inks are not my favorite, but I must say that this is one that I will consider more seriously.

 

 

 

Great review! Brown inks are not my favorite, but I must say that this is one that I will consider more seriously.

 

 

Thank you again for all the time and effort you put into this review!

 

Dear Deborah

 

Would it be helpful if I would sent you the Ink Comparison sheet used in this review....

 

or even better of all the Brown inks...

 

There must be one or two you like..

 

Thank you again for all the time and effort you put into this review!

[Morbus Curiositas]

Thanks for everything. Especially your comparisons. I got this thing sent to me on the first day it came out and still love it just as much ever since. It may well be (for me too) my favourite Edelstein ink. There sure is a lot "in" it.

Dear Lapis let me send you such a comparison too.

 

Together with the Fog Grey Urban Grey etc. I promised you

[aurore]

Honestly I am not a fan of this ink (after using a whole bottle). But what a review! Splendid! Many thanks.

[inkstainedruth]

Not a fan? Haha! That much more for the rest of us, then!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[aurore]

Not a fan? Haha! That much more for the rest of us, then!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Exactly my feelings regarding Sailor Doyou when somebody is saying meh

[fireant]

Fantastic review. This line made me smile, " This is one of those inks that are even available on the moon."

[bitterwonder]

It is a lovely drawing ink.

[minddance]

This is a shade master and it is not that kind of watered down, chalky pastel ink.

 

Legible, and no lack of nuances even from my rather fine and dry Pilot Custom 74 Fine nib (very picky with inks). Most certainly a 'fountain pen look'.

 

Highly recommended -for fun AND 'proper' writing.