Pen, Fountain

1 de 1 Retour à la liste

Nom de l'objet :	Pen, Fountain
Catégorie de l'objet :	Writing device
Matériaux :	Metal
Numéro d'accession :	1982.169.03
Date de fin de production :	1982-12-31
Description :	A black pen with a cover and it says "THE SWAN PEN".
Commentaires :	A fountain pen is a nib pen that, unlike its predecessor the dip pen, contains an internal reservoir of water-based liquid ink. From the reservoir, the ink is drawn through a feed to the nib and then to the paper via a combination of gravity and capillary action. As a result, the typical fountain pen requires little or no pressure to write. Filling the reservoir with ink may be done manually (via the use of an eyedropper or syringe), or via an internal "filler" mechanism which creates suction to transfer ink directly through the nib into the reservoir. Some pens employ removable reservoirs, in the form of pre-filled ink cartridges. The earliest historical record of a reservoir pen dates back to the 10th century. In 953, Ma'd al-Mu'izz, the caliph of Egypt, demanded a pen which would not stain his hands or clothes, and was provided with a pen which held ink in a reservoir and delivered it to the nib via gravity and capillary action. 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.
Longueur :	13.5 cm
Largeur :	1 cm
Établissement :	Strait Area Museum Facebook-Strait Area Museum
Ville de l'établissement :	Port Hastings
Province de l'établissement :	Nova Scotia

Coordonnées de cette page web