Pelikan Edelstein Fountain Pen Ink - 50 ml Bottle - Onyx

The black of Pelikan's Edelstein line, named for the stone. Edelstein is German for precious stone, and each ink in the collection takes its color from one. Onyx is a neutral black — dark on the page without the brown or blue cast some blacks carry — and it stays well behaved on cheap paper as well as good, which makes it a practical everyday ink rather than a display piece. Comes in Edelstein's weighted glass bottle, curved and heavy enough to sit steady on a desk.

What makes it special

• A neutral black that goes down dark and even, with a faint sheen in saturated areas
• Well lubricated and smooth to write with — the Edelstein line's lubricant is its most consistently praised trait
• No feathering, and no bleed-through even on inexpensive office paper, which is unusual for a premium ink
• More water resistance than most of the Edelstein line, though not waterproof
• Easy to flush out of a pen
• 50 ml weighted glass bottle, clear so the level is visible

Specs

• Type: Fountain pen ink, bottled
• Color: Black (Onyx)
• Volume: 50 ml / 1.7 oz
• Composition: Dye-based
• Shimmer: No
• Shading: Low
• Water-resistant: Low to medium
• Bottle: Glass, 7.6 × 4.2 × 6.7 cm
• Origin: Made in Germany
• Line: Edelstein, standard collection