Under the common product name 4001 various fountain pen-compatible inks are combined with proven recipes; also those that belonged to other varieties before.
Blue-Black is a compatible iron gall ink, which is document-proof and suitable for professional use. While writing, it is initially dark blue and appears greyish after drying. It is the closest to the original 4001.
Royal blue is erasable as a typical school ink, washable out of clothing. Fountain pens should remain clean and ready to write. It is therefore also recommended to dissolve solid dried ink residue in the pen. It was changed shortly after the millennium, is now a bit darker and better lives up to its name.
The remaining colors, including brilliant black, are not erasable, but also not lightfast. They are especially suitable for school and hobby. Many fashion colors were only temporary and available only in cartridge form (TP / 6).
Color representation¹ | Color | erasable | washable | permanent |
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Blue Black | + | ||
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Royal Blue | + | + | |
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Brilliant Black | |||
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Brilliant Red | |||
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Brilliant Green | |||
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Brilliant Brown* | |||
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Violet* | |||
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Turquoise* | |||
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Dark Green (since 2016) | |||
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Pink† (~1988-2016) | |||
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Apricot† (~1997/2002+) | |||
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Aubergine† | |||
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Orange Red† | |||
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Cherry Red† (199x) | |||
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Rose Colored† (~1988/1999) | |||
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Lilac† (~1997/2002+) | |||
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Silver Grey† (~1992) | |||
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Cyan Blue† (199x) | |||
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Moss Green† (~1997/2002+) | |||
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Mint Green† (~1988) | |||
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Khaki† (~1988) | |||
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Umber† (~1988) | |||
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Light Green† (~1988) | |||
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Sunflower Yellow† (~1988) | |||
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Mustard† | |||
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Pastel Green† |
¹ The color representation is to be understood as an example, since it isphysically not possible to specify binding (obligation) colors. Scanners provide different color values, there is a dependency on the light and the display is different on different screens, moreover, screens can not represent all material colors. By various external influences, e.g. the age of inks or the paint application it will further change the look.
† only ink cartridge
* from 1970th/1980th (again?), 1965 no longer? available
70 – Tray bottle, only with retro design "lable 1897" / "art nouveau" (50 ml)
71 – Recumbent bottle, until 1990? (30 ml)
76 – Modern bottle with tilt edge, also with retro design lable "1897“ (62,5 ml)
78 – Modern bottle with tilt edge (30 ml), also with nostalgia label "Iconic Blue" to the pen of the same name M120N (Special Edition)
TP/6*** – 6 ink cartridge (1 ml)
GTP/5**** – 5 giant ink cartridge (1,4 ml)
LTP/5***** – 5 ink cartrdige for Lamy (1,2 ml)
0,25L** – Glass bottle 250 ml, later plastic bottle
0,5L – Glass bottle 500 ml
1L** – Glass bottle 1000 ml, later plastic bottle
x/F/n – colored laminated ink cartridges
*** since 1962 all ink colors are also available as ink cartridge (previously only Blue-Black, Royal blue and Brilliant-Black)
Fountain pen inks in small ink bottles, suitable for the youth piston filler M22 Nature Pen. According to the spirit of the times with detachable sticker on the lid. The colors correlate with the available designs of the pens M22.
Color representation¹ | Color |
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Orange |
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Blue |
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Green |
¹ The color representation is to be understood as an example, since it isphysically not possible to specify binding (obligation) colors. Scanners provide different color values, there is a dependency on the light and the display is different on different screens, moreover, screens can not represent all material colors. By various external influences, e.g. the age of inks or the paint application it will further change the look.
720 – Cubic bottle (18 ml)
Ink series for the Happy Pen fountain pen, which is based on the Pelikano. Fashionable colours to appeal to young adults. Probably similar to the 4001 family.
Color representation¹ | Color |
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Black |
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Turquoise |
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Violet |
¹ The color representation is to be understood as an example, since it isphysically not possible to specify binding (obligation) colors. Scanners provide different color values, there is a dependency on the light and the display is different on different screens, moreover, screens can not represent all material colors. By various external influences, e.g. the age of inks or the paint application it will further change the look.
Ink cartridges
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