Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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A review and test of Pelikan’s Brilliant Brown fountain pen ink.

The ink can be found here: amzn.to/3PZ3QJg
Or here: goldspot.com/products/pelikan-4001-brilliant-brown-1oz-bottled-ink?srsltid=AfmBOop9hBAAePfPdXzNp5ovUpE4MEBeriMV3uwSJk8qNK-dXWDiwCaQ&aff=18

The pen used was the PenBBS 456 (F): youtu.be/mx3g980NgeQ

Papers used:
• Clairefontaine Grid Spiral
• Rhodia Dot Grid: amzn.to/4aA0ftF
• Tru Red Composition Notebook (Staples)
• Ayush Paper: youtu.be/vpPTFW0XwLI
• Older Tomoe River Paper
• Pen + Gear Dot Grid Spiral: youtu.be/x8ASHLKVflY
• Iroful Loose Sheets: youtu.be/tekHiUI0lfY
• Georgia Pacific 20lb


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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro: 0:00
Bottle Design: 1:09
Batch Difference?: 2:05
Pen Today: 2:44
Performance on Multiple Papers: 3:09
Ink Swatch: 7:17
Dry Time: 8:45
Water Fastness Test: 9:25
Chromatography: 10:32
Final Thoughts/Recommendation: 11:17
Quote of the Day: 13:10


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