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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
5
The article traces humanity’s progression from bronze chisels and wax styluses to the fountain pen, noting how tools evolved to boost learning and record keeping. It highlights that early writers were skilled and that literacy broadened as writing implements improved, enabling mass education.
Readable evidence shows quill pens were used long before St Isidore and remains indicate metal pens were known to ancient Romans.
A historical survey traces writing tools from the stylus and reed pens through wax tablets and papyrus to quills, steel and gold pens, ending with Waterman’s 1881 fountain pen based on capillary action. Key figures include Joseph Bramah and L E Waterman, with notes on Chinese, Egyptian, Greek and Roman practices and the spread of metal nibs and iridium tips.
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