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The Carousel Fountain Pen - Tides of Midas

The Carousel Fountain Pen - Tides of Midas

$22.00 USD
Description

The Carousel Fountain Pen - now made with a strengthened material formulation that is twice as strong as before, creating an instrument that will not be outlasted by your creativity!

Crafted in a lovely medium blue tone – Tides of Midas. Wash away the wretched curse of the golden touch and complete your collection with the Tides of Midas 20ml Ferritales ink.

Features
  • Capping Mechanism: Air-sealed click locking cap
  • Capped length: 128mm
  • Posted Length: 128mm
  • Body: Improved acrylic blend with gloss finish
  • Fountain Pen Nib: Custom ground steel nib; 0.7mm fine, 1.0mm medium widths
  • Converter: standard international size converter
Once Upon a Design

Notable design details:

  • King Midas implores Dionysus to free him of this golden curse and wash away his greed.
  • King Midas is notorious for his love of all things opulent, even his lakes are laden with gold coins! How many types of drachmas can you spot?
  • Our enchanted ink takes inspiration from the calming blue waves lapping over the gold, slowly washing away the curse and cleansing the greed in Midas’ heart.
Care instructions

Filling/Changing Ink Colours:

  • Unscrew to remove the barrel from the grip section and access the converter.
  • Place the fountain pen nib fully into warm water. Flush the nib by twisting/untwisting the converter until the water runs clear.
  • Allow 1 day to dry.
  • Fill a new colour by fully submerging the nib and feeder into the ink, then draw the ink into your pen but twisting the converter until you’ve reached the top position.

Notes:

  • For heavily saturated inks and darker tones, or clogged nibs, you may need to soak the grip/feeder in water overnight
  • It is normal for some air bubbles to enter the converter when refilling ink

Customer Reviews

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Zen
Affordable But Better Options Out There

This is a good starter fountain pen but I feel there are better fountain pens out there than this one, especially in the same price range/bracket. You can easily tell it is made out of cheap plastic, at least the pen itself. The nib is of good quality although I wish the ink flowed more easily.
I don't care for the way it writes... It feels too scratchy and not smooth like other fountain pens. Unfortunately this one won't be part of my daily writing routine. It is a good gift for someone new to writing with fountain pens.

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Becky Darsey
Writes like a dream

I was quite excited to get my new fountain pen and inks and they do not disappoint when writing. My only concern (and the reason for only 4 stars) is that the converter doesn't fit tightly to the inside of the nib, and I have had ink leakage once. Now I just check it every so often to make sure it hasn't slipped off and am mindful not to carry it in a pocket. Otherwise, it writes so smoothly, I will never go back to a disposable pen!

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Carly Kapusinsky
Great nib, poor quality

I love the way this pen writes, it's light and ink flows easily, even with glittery ink. However the barrel of the pen slips off of the screw into the nib frequently, which is either annoying or stains my fingers with ink, and the barrel cracked within a week of using. I wish I could recommend it, but the plastic just seems too fragile to withstand much time or use

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