Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among ... writing with a feather and a bottle of ink, but that’s what writing was limited to for hundreds of years. When fountain pens first ...

Everyone was clamoring for the hottest new technology – the ballpoint pen. This new ... dipping a nib or a feather directly into ink. There’s no denying that fountain pens are classy, but ...

As it was dipped into an ink well, it drew a large amount of ink ... to be reloaded with ink by the end of each sentence. The fountain pen was invented in 1880 by an insurance salesman named ...

Michelle Comber Archaeologists excavating a medieval stone fort in western Ireland have discovered what they say is the oldest known ink pen ... feather quill. “It would have worked well for ...

The King's decision to carry his own fountain pen comes days after a few drops on ink soured the mood at Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, earlier this week. His Majesty appeared flustered by dripping ...