{"product_id":"sarasa-clip-gel-pen-0-5mm-vintage-blue-black","title":"Sarasa Clip Gel Pen 0.5mm - Vintage Blue Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nice simple pen - Zebra haven't allowed themselves to get carried away with design with these, as so often happens. The result is nicely minimal, while still packing in a good set of features. There's a decently long rubber grip that adds comfort and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003egrip\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehowever you hold your pen. There's a big clip that's sturdy and easy to operate. The whole barrel matches the ink colour, so it's easy to grab the right one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeaking of colours, that brings us to the really interesting part of these pens - the ink colours. With most pens, the colours are bright and right in the middle of what you'd expect. The blue is Blue. The red is a bright Red. The green is a bright mid-shade of Green. But these are a bit different. The colours are a bit more muted, for a more vintage look. The brown grey is a dark, earthy brown. The red black is more of a burgundy - darker, and a bit less, well, less\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ered\u003c\/em\u003e, and more usable for many purposes. The blue grey is a bit darker than most, and, again, less saturated - not such a bright colour, but more interesting for it; while the blue black is a dark blue that could almost be mistaken for black in a fine line (and low light) while still definitely being\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eblue\u003c\/em\u003e. Green black is a dark, mossy green, with hints of turquoise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine 0.5mm tips write fine lines. 141mm long, 11mm barrel diameter, weights approximately 10g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFun Fact:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe colours in this range come from an earlier pen called the Zebra Jimnie Antique. The dark brown Jimnie Antique was Nigella Lawson's favourite pen, and she described it as a bitter chocolate brown, and the colour she was born to write in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zebra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47557727158512,"sku":"JJ15-VDB","price":2.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2424\/5488\/files\/VintageBlueblackPen.png?v=1747153496","url":"https:\/\/www.dromgooles.mom\/products\/sarasa-clip-gel-pen-0-5mm-vintage-blue-black","provider":"Dromgoole's Fine Writing Instruments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}