Reddit reviews Pelikan 4001 Bottled Ink for Fountain Pens, Brilliant Black, 1 Liter, 1 Each (301168)
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Ink formula developed over 125 years ago protects both fountain pen and nibBold color ink produces clear line definition with an even flowFor traditional pelikan fountain pens and many other brands with plunger mechanism and converterLarge container for heavy pen use - easily refill smaller glass ink bottleMade in Germany
The cheapest ? Hold my ink bottle ! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pelikan-301168-4001-1000-Black/dp/B000WKZBCK
Pelikan has us covered.
I think the largest bottles of ink I've seen are the 1L Pelikan Brilliant Black/Royal Blue bottles. It comes out about 6.5 cents a mL, which is pretty darn cheap in my book, while still getting high quality ink.
The Pelikan ink is sometimes on Amazon for 5¢/ml.
I bought it at that price. Still looks like it's full XD
Pelikan 4001
Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue is supposed to be truly washable from clothing - widely used in schools here (and you can use those ink eraser pens too on paper, and if you buy a jar of world's best ink remover it's completely washable from hands too.. might be washable with just soap and water even?)
It's now called inkzap apparently
https://www.indy-pen-dance.com/InkZap.html
Looks like Amazon has the 1 liter bottles, it's listed as black but you can choose Royal blue.
https://www.amazon.com/Pelikan-Bottled-Fountain-Brilliant-301168/dp/B000WKZBCK?th=1&psc=1
Will get back with a Jinhao/hero list. (When it's not 3 am. Why the hell am I awake and on Reddit -> helps me feel back asleep)
Lamy also makes student school pens from wood with a few plastic parts. Those might be reasonably edible-proof if the plastic part can't come off? Lamy ABC https://www.amazon.com/LAMY-abc-Beginner-Nib-Fountain-x/dp/B000FA5EII/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1541470093&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=lamy+abc+fountain+pen&dpPl=1&dpID=31fzHCKMqGL&ref=plSrch
You can slide the students name into the cap.
I don't live in the US, but here in the Netherlands you can buy school pens in bulk at a discount if you're ordering as a school.(at heutink.nl but it's Netherlands only). You might have something similar in the US?
Perhaps they can finally answer a question for r/fountainpens: how many pages would 1 litre of Pelikan 4001 Black get you?
The Pilot Blue-Black is only 350 mL, not a full liter. If you're willing to wait for slow shipping, it's only $22.
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If you want a full liter of ink, you can get some Pelikan 4001 from Amazon Germany for only €26.45 plus shipping.
You must use fountain pen ink in a fountain pen or it will at least clog the pen. At worst it will destroy the pen.
Fountain pens use ink at a quicker pace than a ballpoint or whatever. Ink usage and whether you would have to refill or not for an a5 picture depends way, way too much on what pen/ink combo. Nib size is a factor--extra fine and fine nibs use much less ink than a broad nib. Some pens hold more ink than others. Even if you chose a pen that couldn't get the job done, refills are easy enough.
Ink can be dirt cheap and utilitarian, especially when bought in bulk (Pilot 350mL , Pelikan 1L) or rather expensive per mL (Aurora, Iroshizuku, Sailor, others, I'm sure). Inks really are all over the place, cost wise. Keep in mind that 1L of ink, as in the above example, would last several years of continuous use, likely equal to thousands of refills--common beginner pens often have around .8mL to 1mL capacity and generally no more than a couple mLs for pens with the biggest capacities.
Here's a handy refill for the 4001: https://www.amazon.com/Pelikan-Bottled-Fountain-Brilliant-301168/dp/B000WKZBCK
Maybe do 50% blue, 50% black.