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BUNGUBOX Original Fountain Pen - Alice in Wonderland - White & Blue

$42.00
$42.00
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BUNGUBOX Original Fountain Pen - Alice in Wonderland - White & Blue

  • Medium Fine Steel Nib
  • Base Model: Sailor Compass (US) or Sailor Profit Junior (Japan)
  • Fill Mechanism: Cartridge/Converter (Sailor proprietary)
  • More Sailor
  • Compatible converter: Sailor Standard Converter

  • Comes with two black cartridges and one converter 

About Sailor:

Sailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. He was inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japan -- first ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc.

In the 1970's, Sailor made a popular beginner fountain pen, "Candy," that sold more than 15 million within a few years. However, the number of the fountain pen users were declining as ballpoint pens became more mainstream.

In 1981, Sailor decided to go in the opposite direction from their "Candy" pen and began focusing on producing a higher standard series, which is the 1911 series we see today. Their focus on making a higher standard provides a great foundation for their later series of pens. Today, Sailor makes one of the most diverse lines of nibs, some of which are designed for specific writing purposes such as writing musical notes to one that is best for character writing.

The 1911 offers a great balance and a smooth writing experience. The pen writes with a slight but satisfying feedback and it fits perfectly in the hand.

 


Lengths:

  • Capped: 13.5cm
  • Pen only: 11.7cm
  • Posted: 14.8cm

Diameters:

  • Cap: 1.5cm
  • Barrel: 1.2cm
  • Section: 1cm

Weights: 16g

Some colors come in clear feed, which is fun when the feed changes with the ink color.

Customer Reviews

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Hope
Cute Pen

This is such a cute pen!! Although I’m not a huge Alice in Wonderland fan, I had to get this pen since I wanted to get a Sailor Compass and this is a special edition pen. I enjoy writing with pen.

The clear feed is an interesting feature and doesn’t seem too common in fountain pens. The only other pen that I know of with this feature is the Pilot Petit. It’s cool to see the ink traveling to the nib.

Something to keep in mind if interested in this pen - the description of the nib as “medium fine” is a little confusing. Medium fine is the only nib size available. Based on the pens I have, this nib is similar to the Pilot Kakuno fine and Platinum Preppy 02 extra fine. I was expecting a pen with a slightly broader nib. I like pens with Japanese fine/extra fine nibs so I was ok with the nib. I tried a few inks before finding an ink that works well. So far, Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby works great in this pen. Saturated, non-shimmer, non-sheening inks seem to work best.

The pen is light and feels comfortable to hold. With the right ink, the ink flow is good and feedback is perfect for me. I prefer pens with some feedback over pens that are too smooth. It’s great that a converter and 2 cartridges are included. The converter is convenient but it doesn’t hold as much ink as the cartridge. I normally re-fill cartridges with bottled inks.