WWII-era Pelikan 4001

**mhosea** · April 15th, 2015, 02:05 PM

Was at the Museum of World War II in Natick Massachusetts and happened upon this. Thought you might be interested. I didn't realize they'd been calling it "4001" for so long!

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**bleunuitguy** · April 15th, 2015, 02:32 PM

Great post! I think that this adds a unique piece of history for us Pelikan lovers.

**lowjax** · April 16th, 2015, 10:43 AM

Very cool. I love seeing old stuff like this in museums. We toured the USS Alabama last month and I saw some very cool shaving and pen stuff that was pretty accurate to the time frame. It was a lot of fun to see.

**mhosea** · April 16th, 2015, 11:44 AM

For those who can't be bothered to deal with the German script, this is an iron gall ink (Eisengallustinte). At the bottom it says:

"Slightly bluish"

"Turns black"

The last line is literally "Extra thin/runny". You get the idea. I can't read the red above it in the photo. I plan to go back sometime, and I will try to take a better camera with me then.