Check out my review of an old pen of mine – the Coles Casimir Pearl Band fountain pen. I had to do some nib work on it…
Video published September 5. 2014.
Coles Casimir Pearl Band Fountain Pen
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Entry Level Fountain Pens
Note: Prices may have changed since this video was made, and pens may have been discontinued. Updated version coming soon!
In this video, I cover a number of ‘entry level’ fountain pens that are fairly cheap (ranging from about $3.30 to about $28.00) and that I consider to be good ‘beginner’s’ pens. Clearly, some of these are a bit more high end than the others, and the fact that they’re cheap does NOT mean they are bad pens!
For your convenience, I’ve put the pens with price indications and filling mechanisms down here, in the same order I discuss them in the video.
1. Pilot Petit1, $3.30, Pilot cartrdiges;
2. Platinum Preppy, $3.95, Platinum cartridges/converter [?]/eyedropper conversion;
3. Noodler’s piston-filler, $14.00, piston-filler fills from bottled ink;
4. Ohto F-Spirit, $16.50, cartridges (I think international cartridges will fit)/converter;
5. Parker Vector, $24.00, Parker cartridges/converter;
6. Kaweco Sport Classic, $21.00, international cartridges/Monteverde mini converter/eyedropper conversion;
7. Lamy Nexx 88 M, $28.00 [price went up!], Lamy catridges/Lamy Z24 converter;
8. Noodler’s Aerometric, $24.00, aerometric converter (supplied w/pen)/eyedropper conversion.
Something went wrong with the still photos at the end of the video. If you need high-resolution pictures of the writing, send me a message and I’ll e-mail them!
PaperMate Reynolds Extra Glide Fountain Pen
Check out my review of the PaperMate Reynolds Extra Glide fountain pen with a fine/medium steel nib. Yes, it’s purple and has strange things all over it.
Pelikan Tradition M200 Fountain Pen
Check out my review of the Pelikan Tradition M200 fountain pen, with a broad gold-plated steel nib. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending this pen for review! Use the code “sbrebrown” to get a 10% discount on your purchase(s).
Check out the Flock of Pelikans shootout for more Pelikan goodness.
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Montblanc Irish Green
Clairefontaine Wirebound Notebook – Graph
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Pelikan Souverän M600 Red Stripe Fountain Pen
Here is my review of the Pelikan Souverän M600 Red Stripe fountain pen, with a 14K gold double broad nib. This pen was provided by The Pen Company.
Pelikan Souverän M400 White Tortoiseshell Fountain Pen
Here is my review of the Pelikan Souverän M400 White Tortoiseshell fountain pen, with a 14K gold double broad nib, stubbed by Mr. Mottishaw.
Pelikan Souverän M800 Brown Tortoiseshell Fountain Pen
Here is my review of the Pelikan Souverän M800 Brown Tortoiseshell fountain pen, with an 18K gold triple broad nib.
Pelikan Souverän M1000 Green Stripe Fountain Pen
Here is my review of the Pelikan Souverän M1000 green stripe fountain pen, with an 18K gold double broad nib. This is one of my preferred fountain pens.
Pelikan 400N Grey Stripe Fountain Pen
Here is my review of the Pelikan 400N Grey Stripe fountain pen, with an oblique double broad nib. (I’m not an expert at identifying these pens: this took some checking and I had some information from the seller. Don’t quote me on the exact model!)
Pelikan 400NN Brown Tortoise Fountain Pen
Here is my review of the Pelikan 400NN Brown Tortoise fountain pen, with an extra-fine gold flex nib.