{"id":2598,"date":"2017-08-11T09:16:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T16:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.penchalet.com\/blog\/?p=2598"},"modified":"2017-08-11T09:16:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T16:16:19","slug":"pelikan-historic-royal-blue-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.penchalet.com\/blog\/pelikan-historic-royal-blue-ink\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelikan Historic Royal Blue Ink Review & Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pelikan Historic Royal Blue Ink is a reminder of Pelikan\u2019s 100+ years of producing its famous 4001 fountain pen ink. Originally launched with special edition Pelikan fountain pens, the\u00a0Pelikan Historic Blue ink<\/a> is now available individually for a limited time.<\/p>\n

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Pelikan Historic Royal Blue Ink<\/p><\/div>\n

The royal blue 4001 ink reflects Pelikan’s historic nature through a vintage styled label and box which was first used in 1897. The Pelikan Royal Blue ink itself has been tried and tested over the past century and continues to produce even ink flow and other characteristics which makes this ink one of the most respected fountain pen ink<\/a> on the market today. Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink is a nice shade of royal blue, not to much purple and not too light. Pelikan 4001 fountain pen inks<\/a> come in a variety of standard colors such as black, red, purple, green, orange and turquoise.<\/p>\n

Continuing reading for a chance to win the bottle of Pelikan Historic Royal Blue Ink we used for this review.<\/p>\n

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Pelikan Historic Royal Blue Ink<\/p><\/div>\n

Please note the following traits of this historic German ink, that you may find helpful:<\/p>\n

Testing Factors<\/h2>\n

We used a J. Herbin spiral glass dip pen on Rhodia dot pad paper for this review. The dip pen has a tip that is similar to a fine fountain pen nib.<\/p>\n

Bottle Size<\/h2>\n

Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink comes in one size, a 2 oz. (62.5 ml.) in the standard Pelikan glass bottle. The bottle itself comes with a nice wide-mouthed opening and a large ribbed black lid with the Pelikan logo on the top.<\/p>\n

Cost<\/h2>\n

Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink is an exceptional value at its retail value of $13.80 and even a better value at Pen Chalet, which we sell for only $12.00.<\/p>\n

Dry Time<\/h2>\n

We found a dry time between 8-9 seconds while testing Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink. This is not super fast, but still quick enough for everyday office or home use.<\/p>\n

Bleed Through<\/h2>\n

We found absolutely no bleeding while using Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink during normal use. Even during the cotton swab test, we found absolutely no bleeding on Rhodia dot pad paper.<\/p>\n

Feathering<\/h2>\n

While testing Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink during normal conditions on Rhodia paper, we found no feathering at all.<\/p>\n

Water Test<\/h2>\n

We conducted a water test where we ran a wet cotton swab over a sampling of Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink after letting it dry for 3 minutes. This test produced some feathering at the wettest points and some color smearing. Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink is not waterproof, however, most of the lines held up really well and were still distinct and legible and the color smearing was only slight.<\/p>\n

Shading<\/h2>\n

Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink will produce some shading with the property fountain pen nib and hand. Shading is not one of the main characteristics Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink is known for.<\/p>\n

Conclusion about the\u00a0Pelikan Historic Royal Blue Ink<\/h2>\n

Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink is a high quality historic German ink that is very economical, a fantastic royal blue color, and holds up quite well under during the water test. This particular historic labeling and box will only be available for a limited time; so don\u2019t delay in making your purchase.<\/p>\n

Enter to Win<\/h2>\n

Enter to win the actual bottle of Pelikan Historic Royal Blue ink that we used in this ink review:<\/p>\n

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