Age of the ‘PEN’ a powerful tool to express ourselves!
Reed was the first real “pen” (c 3000 BC) and the first inks contained
a gelatin derived from boiled donkey skin, which gave the ink its
viscosity - but also a very unpleasant odor that had to be perfumed
with musk oil. Around the 6th century BC and for more than a thousand
years thereon, the quill reigned as the standard writing instrument for
people of many civilizations. Swans, turkeys, and geese’s large wing
feather made the best quill pens. Archaeologists discovered bronze pen
points embedded in the ruins of Pompeii but not until the late 1700s
were stell-point pens used. A century later, fountain pens were
developed - the name chosen because the ink of these pens flowed
continuously, like water in a fountain. L.E. Waterman, a New York
stationer, devised the practical ink reservoir system. Lazlo Biro
relied on improved methods for grinding ball bearings for machines and
weapons and produced the first ball-point pens suitable for writing on
paper around 1944. The Pentel, introduced by Tokyo’s Stationery
Company, was the world’s first felt-tip pen, c 1960.
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There was a flourish to the way they wrote with the quill pens, wasn”t there? Even now I prefer writing wih a fountain pen rather a ball point pen. May be you should give us a similar write-up on the evolution of paper.
Nice work.
Wonderful piece of information…thanks partho
good info
Good information. Thanks
very informative post… a lot of it was new for me…its strange that we take for granted a thing that is so essential in our daily life & behave like its always been around…. btw, i never recd any alert for this post of urs!
history and evolution of pen!! something realy unusual. i mean u use 1 daily bt nvr tot wot ol technicalities foolowed. lev d post…d research…d tot was just so brilliant
enjoyd redin
Never thought about it, Thanks for this info!! Feeling quiet knowledgeable now ;))
Thanks for sharing this important information, Parth.
vry gud..keep sharing…
ohhhhhhhh mujh ko to pata hi nahi thaa…..:0) thanx 4 sharing!!!!!!!!
very informative post ,once again u hv given very intrsting and knowledgeable information
wow! frm where do u collect such interestin info! n i mus say u r a man of varied interests, well donr, keep it up..
good info….
Good information…. thanks for helping us improve GK..
gud info…….thanx……first pen i used was a waterman…….gift from my dad….
Good info again ! Liked it!
Good post……. and nice stuff to read.
Very informative post nthanx fr sharin…$
very informative post and what a brilliant title….wonderful!
U rightly said that Age of the ”PEN” a powerful tool to express ourselves!
THe best part of yr post is u write short n crisp so notime constrint while reading….as usual informative Sir!