Ellington Pens Midnight Rose Fountain Pen

This is the Ellington Pens Midnight Rose Fountain Pen. I chose an extra fine nib. This pen is available in extra fine, fine and medium nibs. Thanks to Ellington Pens for sending this pen over for review!

The pen comes in a classy box inside another cardboard box.

There is a converter and 3 cartridges. They appear to be proprietary cartridges and not standard international.

The barrel is made of stainless steel, and the accents are made of brass. Here’s some measurements:

Pen Length: 14.2 cm
Diameter: 1.2 cm
Weight: 32.5 g

The Midnight Rose is about the same size as a TWSBI Eco.

It’s a pull cap rather than a twist cap, which I actually prefer in most use cases. I like the details on the cap-it has an octagon shaped section in the middle of the cap finial, with the top shaped to a point. While I love the look of this, it does make the cap rather heavy. This is not a pen I would post while using.

Here’s a close up of the top of the cap.

Since the section is made of brass it can get a little slippery from hand oils the longer you write. The pen is very prone to fingerprints, so if that bothers you I would suggest keeping a polishing cloth nearby.

The steel nib is engraved with the Ellington logo and the nib size.

The feed worked well, I didn’t have any issues with standard inks, but I did have clogging with shimmer inks.

The nib is marketed on the Ellington website as “The nib is crafted for smooth, consistent ink flow — a symbol of thoughtful craftsmanship in every stroke.” I always use Sailor Black ink when I test out a new pen for the first time-it’s my go-to testing ink. The nib did have a good consistent flow, but I did notice more feedback than I expected-not as much as a Sailor pen, but not super smooth either.

The nib size worked well with my writing style in a 3.9mm grid. The Ellington Pen website mentions that an extra fine nib is between 0.38-0.45mm. I found it to be just a little bit broader than that-closer to a 0.5mm.

The pen wrote in cursive well, no sharp edges.

Overall, this is a lovely pen. It worked well for my handwriting style and had a good consistent flow with multiple inks. It also has some pretty details on the cap. I do wish that the cap was a little bit lighter, and that the section was a little less slippery. This pen currently sells on the Ellington Website for $49.95, which I think is a very fair price for this pen. They are in the middle of a winter sale, so you can pick up this pen today for 25% off!

Disclaimer: This pen was provided by Ellington Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own and this post is not sponsored in any way.