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800 BCE
Reed Pen.
This pen was constructed out of Reed or Bamboo, from the stalk of the plant. These types of pens quickly went out of style due to the fact that the pen becomes dull very quickly. https://sites.dartmouth.edu/ancientbooks/2016/05/23/the-writing-instrument-the-reed-and-quill-and-ink/ -
Period: 400 BCE to
The Evolution of the Pen throughout the years.
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600
Quill/Feather Pen.
"The quill rises to the stage around the 6th century and last until the 19th century. The quill is something that is more familiar to the average person than the reed pen is, due to its signature feather look. This became the medium between parchment (papyrus declined in usage) and ink as literature spread geographically over to places such as Western Europe and the British Isles. Although, literature may have spread, literacy declined throughout Europe." States Dartmouth University. -
Fountain Pen.
Lewis Edson Waterman (1837-1901), was the inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen, and officially got it patented in the year of 1884. During the 19th century, many people were trying to patent this creation for themselves. "The whole process is the combination of gravity and capillary action." - A.V.V
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The inventor of the First Rolling Point, and when the first rolling point was patented.
John J. Loud was "a leather tanner, who was attempting to make a writing instrument that would be able to write on his leather products, which then-common fountain pens could not. Loud's pen had a small rotating steel ball, held in place by a socket. Although it could be used to mark rough surfaces such as leather, as Loud intended, it proved to be too coarse for letter-writing. " - The Washington Times. https://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/john-j-loud/573219/t/photos/ -
The inventor of the Modern Ballpoint Pen, and a little bit about it.
The inventor of the Modern Ballpoint pen was Lazlo Biro. "Biro noticed that newspaper ink dried much faster than the fountain pen ink and lead to less smudging. However, early versions of the ball-point pen made by Biro were expensive and suffered from a major leaking problem which made them very unpopular and lead to Biro’s company going bankrupt."
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