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The word pen comes from the Latin word for feather, pinna. The ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus with reed pens, which remained in use till the early Middle Ages when they began to be replaced with quills. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europeans had difficulty in obtaining reeds and began to use quills. Quill pens were used until the nineteenth century.Quill pens began to be replaced by steel dip pens by the turn of the 19th century. By the 1850s the fountain pen was making its way into the market. The first patent on a ballpoint pen was issued on October 30 1888.

It was in the 1880s that the era of the mass-produced fountain pen finally began. The dominant American producers in this pioneer era were Waterman and Wirt. Waterman soon outstripped Wirt, along with the many companies that sprang up to fill the new and growing fountain pen market, and remained the market leader up until the early 1920s

In 1938, László Bíró, a Hungarian newspaper editor, with the help of his brother George, a chemist, began to work on designing new types of pens including one with a tiny ball in its tip that was free to turn in a socket.In 1938, László Bíró, a Hungarian newspaper editor, In 1938, László Bíró, a Hungarian newspaper editor, began to work on designing new types of pens including one with a tiny ball in its tip that was free to turn in a socket. Bíró filed a British patent on June 15, 1938 and it was on the market by 1943.In the 1960s the felt tipped pen was invented by Yukio Horie of the Tokyo Stationery Company, Japan. Rollerball pens were introduced in the early 1980s.Higher end pens including archaic types such as fountain pens are still a status symbol and vintage pens are sought by collecters.

Montblanc Pens

Montblanc International GmbH is a German manufacturer of writing instruments, watches and accessories, often identified by their famous "White Star" logo . Founded by the stationer Claus-Johannes Voss, the banker Alfred Nehemias and the engineer August Eberstein in 1906, the company began as the Simplo Filler Pen company producing up-market pens in the Schanzen district of Hamburg. Montblanc have appointed a series of "Ambassadors," who represent the brand and its values. These include Johnny Depp and Nicolas Cage

The Parker Pen Company is a manufacturer of pens, founded in 1891 by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin.From the 1920s to the 1960s, before the development of the ballpoint pen, Parker was either number one or number two in worldwide writing instrument sales

Typically most fountain pens have lids which twist off. Some of these writing implements are designed so that when the lid is screwed onto the other end it provides better balance. So the very first thing that I recommend to novice users is to take the cap off and place it on the other end. Your grasp should be sturdy but not tight. Once you find a grip that is comfortable check to make sure that the front of the metal nib is viewable to you.Test the fountain pen first on a scrap piece of paper. If the fountain pen hasn't been used for awhile it is possible that it needs to be primed, that is to make the ink flow.There are two different ways this may be achieved. Purists will say that paper towels, so as not to leave link on the pen.

Personalized Pens
these are great gifts or useful business promotional items .Usually you can imprint up to 5 lines with up to 30 characters per line . It is a good idea to request a sample of the pen you wish before ordering to make sure you like it .