In Deliciae Physico-Mathematicae (a 1636 magazine), German inventor Daniel Schwenter described a pen made from two quills. However, the design was never perfected and had major flaws: the flow of ink was not regulated and resulted in either no ink at all or blotting [78], Inks intended for use with fountain pens are water-based. Some also believe they could improve academic performance. [6] Perhaps the best-known reference, however, is that of Nicholas Bion (1652–1733), whose illustrated description of a "plume sans fin" was published in 1709 in his treatise published in English in 1723 as "The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments". While a student in Paris, Romanian Petrache Poenaru invented the fountain pen, which the French Government patented in May 1827. However, the concept only became successful and popular after the introduction of moulded plastic cartridges, firstly by Waterman in 1953. T he first whispers came in the summer of 1944: a Hungarian inventor living in Argentina had created something sensational.Practical fountain pens … The Birome was licensed and made in Britain for the Royal Air Force to use at high altitudes because fountain pens leaked ink when used at that elevation. The end of the chamber has a section wider than the rest, and when the plunger passes this point, the difference in air pressure in the area behind the plunger and the area ahead of it is suddenly evened out and ink rushes in behind the plunger to fill the chamber.[71]. Poenaru, who had studied in Paris and Vienna and, later, completed his specialized studies in England, was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, teacher and organizer of the educational system, as well as a politician, agronomist, and zootechnologist, founder of the Philharmonic Society, the Botanical Gardens and the National Museum of Antiquities in Bucharest. According to Mathur et al., "the modern fountain pen nib may be traced back to the original gold nib which had a tiny fragment of ruby attached to form the wear-point. To fill the pen, one simply turns the ring around the barrel until the crescent matches up to the hole in the ring, allowing one to push down the crescent and squeeze the internal sac. Fourth, the length of the tines determines how far they can spread under pressure, shorter tines make a stiffer nib. He received his first fountain pen related patent in 1889. [27], The decades that followed saw many technological innovations in the manufacture of fountain pens. Some pens (such as the modern Waterman models) have intentional fittings which prevent the usage of short cartridges. The fountain pen was first patented by the Romanian inventor Petrache Poenaru on May 25, 1987, for inventing a pen with a barrel made from a large swan quill. For some the simplicity of the mechanism, coupled with the large volume of ink it can encapsulate, compensates for the inconvenience of ink transfer. Despite being rigid and firm, the idea that steel nibs write "horribly" is a misconception. He was so busy taking notes and copying courses, that he invented a fountain pen that used a swan's quill as an ink reservoir. Nibs can be pressed so that they are thinner at the tip and thicker at the feed to mitigate stiffness or to give a more controlled flex. The sac was compressed and then released by various mechanisms to fill the pen. Its main function is to provide an endpoint to the nib slit and forestall inaccuracies during nib slit cutting. During his first skirmish, he proved he didn’t have any fighting abilities and his comrades took him in front of the revolution’s leader, for punishment. [1], According to Qadi al-Nu'man al-Tamimi (d. 974) in his Kitab al-Majalis wa 'l-musayarat, the Fatimid caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah in Arab Egypt demanded a pen that would not stain his hands or clothes, and was provided with a pen that held ink in a reservoir, allowing it to be held upside-down without leaking. Sheaffer Targa or Sheaffer P.F.M) or integral Nib (Parker T-1, Falcon, and Pilot Myu 701), which may also be ground to have different writing characteristics. It is not possible to use a converter in them at all. Waterman was born in Decatur, New York. The Fountain Pen Network Messages Dearest Visitors of the Fountain Pen Nuthouse, Registration with automated checks is working again, with the introduction of our upgraded site! The pen draws ink from the reservoir through a feed to the nib and deposits it on paper via a combination of gravity and capillary action. This was a cumbersome and potentially messy process, which led to the commercial development of alternative methods that quickly dominated the industry. The nib is immersed in ink, the plunger is pushed in, compressing and then releasing the ink sac by means of air pressure. In a letter sent to his family, he confessed that he thought the sweetest pleasure a man can experience is learning. Following the crescent filler came a series of systems of increasing complexity, reaching their apogee in the Sheaffer Snorkel, introduced in 1952. [1], In 1907, Walter A. Sheaffer patented the Lever filler, using a hinged lever set into the pen barrel which pressed down onto a bar which in turn compressed the rubber sac inside, creating a vacuum to force ink into the pen. Leonardo's journals contain drawings with cross-sections of what appears to be a reservoir pen that works by both gravity and capillary action. Lewis Edson Waterman (1837 - 1901) was the inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen and the founder of Ideal Pen Company and Waterman Pen Company. He was joined by many and, among them, was the young Petrache Poenaru. [13] From the 1850s, there was a steadily accelerating stream of fountain pen patents and pens in production. Petrache Poenaru (Romanian pronunciation: [peˈtrake po.eˈnaru]; 1799–1875) was a Romanian inventor of the Enlightenment era. Ideally, a fountain pen's nib glides across the paper using the ink as a lubricant, and writing requires no pressure. Furthermore, most inks were highly corrosive and full of sedimentary inclusions. Recently, fountain pens have made a resurgence, with many manufacturers of fountain pens saying sales are climbing. Pen is a general name for a writing tool that uses liquid pigment to leave a mark on the surface. By the 1940s, writing preferences had shifted towards stiffer nibs that could withstand the greater pressure required for writing through carbon paper to create duplicate documents. [58], Other styles of fountain pen nibs include hooded (e.g. While no longer the primary writing instrument in modern times, fountain pens are still used for important official works such as signing valuable documents. Poenaru attended the secondary school Obedeanu in Craiova and worked as a copyist at the office of the bishop of Râmnicu Vâlcea. The breather hole also acts as a stress relieving point, preventing the nib from cracking longitudinally from the end of the slit as a result of repeated flexing during use. Vacuum fillers, such as those used by Pilot in the Custom 823, utilize air pressure to fill the ink chamber. Often cartridges are closed with a small ball that get… The feed makes use of capillary action; this is noticeable when a pen is refilled with a brightly coloured ink. But it was Lewis Waterman who overcame all obstacles and made a successful pen. A pen with a misconfigured feed might fail to deposit any ink whatsoever.[45]. In 1894 Parker received a patent on his "Lucky Curve" fountain pen feed, which was claimed to draw excess ink back into the pen barrel when the pen was not in use. In 1821, the Revolution led by Tudor Vladimirescu began. Advocates of bottle-based filling systems also cite less waste of plastic for the environment, a wider selection of inks, easier cleaning of pens (as drawing the ink in through the nib helps dissolve old ink), and the ability to check and refill inks at any time. Filling the reservoir with ink may be achieved manually, via the use of an eyedropper or syringe, or via an internal filling mechanism which creates suction (for example, through a piston mechanism) or a vacuum to transfer ink directly through the nib into the reservoir. [56] Good quality steel and gold pens are available inexpensively today, particularly in Europe and China, and there are "disposable" fountain pens such as the Pilot Varsity. [42], It does this through the use of a series of narrow channels or "fissures" that run down its lower edge. [16], After the eyedropper-filler era came the first generation of mass-produced self-fillers, almost all using a rubber sac to hold the ink. We don’t know much about his early life, but we are aware that he was a shorthand instructor, book salesperson and an insurance agent. [86], Some fountain pens are treated as collectibles. They figure they can beat the odds—and get one that works.” Reynolds eventually dropped the price to US$1 per pen, still a healthy amount in the ’40s. Fifth, the alloy used can affect stiffness: as mentioned before, gold is considered superior for its flex compared to steel. The feed allows ink to flow when the pen is being put to paper but ensures ink does not flow when the pen is not in use. 1649–1685. But buyers kept right on coming. The first patent on a ballpoint pen was issued on October 30, 1888, to John J Loud. [77] To avoid corrosion on delicate metal parts and ink clogging a more thorough than usual cleaning regime – which requires the ink to be flushed out regularly with water – is sometimes advised by manufacturers or resellers. On 25 May 1827, the Manufacture Department of the French Ministry of the Interior registered Poenaru’s invention with the code number 3208 and the description "plume portable sans fin, qui s’alimente elle-meme avec de l’ancre" ("never-ending portable pen, which recharges itself with ink"). In countries where this rivalry was not present to the same degree, such as the UK and Germany, flexible nibs are more common.[56]. [82] Today, fountain pens are often treated as luxury goods and sometimes as status symbols. [43][44], Pen feeds are crucial to preventing ink from dripping or leaking. Some of the earlier models had to dedicate as much as half of the pen length to the mechanism. [52], Although the most common nibs end in a round point of various sizes (extra fine, fine, medium, broad), various other nib shapes are available. Fountain pens from Aurora, Hero, Duke, and Uranus accept the same cartridges and converters that Parker uses and vice versa (Lamy cartridges, though not officially, are known to interchange with Parker cartridges also). According to Qadi al-Nu'man al-Tamimi (d. 974) in his Kitab al-Majalis wa 'l-musayarat, the Fatimid caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah in Arab Egypt demanded a pen that would not stain his hands or clothes, and was provided with a pen that held ink in a reservoir, allowing it to be held upside-down without leaking. Bottled inks usually cost less than an equivalent amount in cartridges and afford a wider variety of colors and properties. 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The Wahl Eversharp was born in 1914 as The Wahl Company, following the decision of the Wahl Adding Machine (a company born in 1905 that produced mechanical calculators) to expand its activities. Cartridges of Aurora are slightly different from cartridges by Parker. Further gold plating provides favorable wettability, which is the ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface. [89] There is a clear resurgence in the appeal and culture of the fountain pen, whether for purposes of collection, enjoyment or as a "lifestyle item". Nowadays, stiff nibs are the norm as people exchange between fountain pens and other writing modes. In this case, while the nib is submerged in ink, a plunger is pushed down the empty chamber to create a vacuum in the space behind it. Inventor Of Fountain Pen - posted in Pen History: In the past FPN members debated over oldest fountain pen brand. The inter-war period saw the introduction of some of the most notable models, such as the Parker Duofold[29] and Vacumatic,[30] Sheaffer's Lifetime Balance series,[31] and the Pelikan 100. [11] Many new manufacturing techniques were perfected, enabling the city's factories to mass-produce their pens cheaply and efficiently. Proper care and selection of ink will prevent most problems.[77]. These were sold worldwide to many who previously could not afford to write, thus encouraging the development of education and literacy. Adding a very small amount of surfactant such as Triton X-100 used in Kodak Photo-Flo 200 wetting agent to the ink will chemically promote free movement of the contained ink and ink/air exchange during writing. Waterman was working as a pen salesman in New York for a new company founded in the spring of 1883 by a volatile inventor named Frank Holland. In the 1880s the era of the mass-produced fountain pen finally began. [79], Fountain pens are not as tightly coupled with their inks as ballpoints or gel pens are, yet some care must be taken when selecting their inks. Often cartridges are closed with a small ball that gets pressed into the cartridge during insertion into the pen. The nib is kept in the ink for approximately 10 seconds to allow the reservoir to fill. The Parker and Lamy cartridges do not have such a ball. Some are inlaid with lacquer designs in a process known as maki-e.[87] Avid communities of pen enthusiasts collect and use antique and modern pens and also collect and exchange information about old and modern inks, ink bottles, and inkwells. The most successful of these came from Francis C. Brown of the Caw's Pen and Ink Co. and from Morris W. Moore of Boston. They are four times higher than 2010. Most European fountain pen brands (for example Caran d'Ache, Faber-Castell, Michel Perchin, DuPont, Montegrappa, Stipula, Pelikan, Montblanc, Europen, Monteverde, Sigma, Delta, Italix, and Rotring) and some pen brands of other continents (for example Acura, Bexley, Retro51, Tombow, and Platinum (with adaptor)) use so called "international cartridges" (AKA "European cartridges" or "standard cartridges" or "universal cartridges"), in short (38 mm in length, about 0.75 ml of capacity) or long (72 mm, 1.50 ml) sizes, or both. )[33] ", "Seal the Deal: The Mightest Fountain Pens", "Find out why a fountain pen 'personalizes' your prose", "School brings back pens so pupils get write stuff", "Goulet Pens Blog: The 7 Biggest Fountain Pen Mistakes", "Write way to earn a profit: Fountain pens are gaining popularity as", "Fountain pen sales are surging, despite flat luxury global sales", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fountain_pen&oldid=998539055, Articles with dead external links from January 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles lacking reliable references from May 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 21:10. George Safford Parker, the founder, had previously been a sales agent for the John Holland Gold Pen Company. The earliest 19th-century pens used an eyedropper to fill the reservoir. Ball at the point can be of different diameter and can be made of brass, steel, or tungsten carbide. Screw-mechanism piston-fillers were made as early as the 1820s, but the mechanism's modern popularity begins with the original Pelikan of 1929, based upon a Croatian patent. The first English fountain pen patent was granted to Frederick Fölsch in May 1809, followed by Joseph Bramah's feed patent of September 1809. John Jacob Parker patented the first self-filling fountain pen in 1831. [39] However, fountain pens continue to have a growing following among many who view them as superior writing instruments due to their relative smoothness and versatility. [41], The whole nib narrows to a point where the ink is transferred to the paper. Even before the modern fountain pen became popular, its predecessors became intertwined with American history. Parker 51, Parker 61, 2007 Parker 100, and Hero 329),[59] inlaid (e.g. Feeds often feature finned structures intended for buffering fountain pen ink. In 1824, the Wallachian ruler Grigore Ghica granted him another scholarship, which compelled Poenaru to return to the country after the studies ended and share his acquired knowledge as a teacher. Fountain pens may serve as an everyday writing instrument, much like the common ballpoint pen. ", "1929–1950 – The piston filling mechanism", "PenHero.com – PenGallery – Sheaffer Touchdown Filling System", "How to Restore the Touchdown Filling System", "Design Features: What Were They Thinking? To fill, the barrel was unscrewed, the exposed open end of the reservoir was placed in ink and the interstices of the plastic sheet and slots initiated capillary action, drawing up and retaining the ink. [68] There were no moving parts: the ink reservoir within the barrel was open at the upper end, but contained a tightly rolled length of slotted, flexible plastic. Contemporary fountain pen inks are almost exclusively dye-based because pigment particles usually clog the narrow passages. Self-fillers began to arrive around the turn of the century; the most successful of these was probably the Conklin crescent-filler, followed by A. This, however, is not a point of concern in pens with modern, durable tipping material, as these pens take many years to develop any significant wear. [47], Fountain pens dating from the first half of the 20th century are more likely to have flexible nibs, suited to the favored handwriting styles of the period (e.g. [73], Also, converters that are meant to replace international cartridges can be used in most fountain pens that accept international cartridges. [1] This enables a pen to fill either from cartridges or from a bottle of ink. [57] More flexible nibs can be easily damaged if excessive pressure is applied to them. Who Invented Fountain Pen? Parker introduced the button filler, which had a button hidden beneath a blind cap on the end of the barrel; when pressed, it acted on a pressure bar inside to depress the ink sac.[19]. [40], The feed of a fountain pen is the component that connects the nib of the pen with its ink reservoir. This eliminated the need to dunk the point in ink, and the subsequent need to wipe it. The advent of telescoping pistons has improved this; the Touchdown Filler was introduced by Sheaffer in 1949. A patent for an ink cartridge system for fountain pens was filed in 1890. John Scheffer's patent of 1819 was the first design to see commercial success, with a number of surviving examples of his "Penographic" known. This liquid pigment is ink. Later on, between 1820 and 1821, he taught Greek at the Metropolitan School in Bucharest. [51] The breather hole has no actual function regarding controlling the ink or air flow. Ink was squeezed through a small hole to the writing point. [79][78], Traditional iron gall inks intended for dip pens are not suitable for fountain pens as they will corrode the pen (a phenomenon known as flash corrosion) and destroy the functionality of the fountain pen. [72] [88], News outlets report that, rather than declining, fountain pen sales have been steadily rising over the last decade. Most pens today use either a piston filler, squeeze-bar filler or converter/cartridge. United States Presidents from Roosevelt to Eisenhower to Reagan have had a long history of using fountain pens. This mechanism is very closely modeled after a similar pneumatic filler introduced by Chilton over a decade earlier. [50] Untipped steel and titanium points will wear more rapidly due to abrasion by the paper. ", de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Füllfederhalter#Schulischer Schreiberwerb und der „Füllerführerschein“, "When Buying Fountain Pens, Splurging (a Little) Is Totally Worth It", "Feeds: Revolution, Evolution, and Devolution", "Fountain Pen Guide Series, Session 1: Nibs, Feeds, and How They Come Together", "Nibs II: Beyond the Basics with Specialty Nibs", "How to Collect and Buy Vintage Fountain Pens", "Filling System Histories: Capillary Pens – the Perfect Filler? his is one of the oldest online sites about Parker fountain pen, ball pen, roller ball, and pencil collecting, and the one with the most extensive information about Parker fountain pens. His pen named Quink or quick drying ink was created in 1931, and it eliminated the need for blotting. No method of flushing the device was offered, and because of problems from clogging with dried and hardened ink, production was eventually stopped. [21], In 1898, George Safford Parker released the Parker Jointless, named so because its barrel was single-piece to prevent leakage. [4] In 1663 Samuel Pepys referred to a metal pen "to carry ink". Petrache Poenaru was a Romanian inventor of the Enlightenment era. [1] Many pens are also compatible with a converter, which has the same fitting as the pen's cartridge and has a filling mechanism and a reservoir attached to it. For this reason, feed material alone and its surface roughness may have a significant effect on the way two pens of the same nib size write. [56], The reservoirs of the earliest fountain pens were mostly filled by eyedropper. [61], The Conklin crescent filler, introduced c. 1901, was one of the first mass-produced self-filling pen designs. However, it was only after three key inventions were in place that the fountain pen became a widely popular writing instrument. Fountain pen patents and production then increased in the 1850s. Non-cartridge filling systems tend to be slightly more economical in the long run since ink is generally less expensive in bottles than in cartridges. The ink was sealed inside the quill with cork. [53], Flexibility is given to nibs in several ways. [75], Many fountain pen manufacturers have developed their own proprietary cartridges, for example Parker, Lamy, Sheaffer, Cross, Sailor, Platinum, Platignum, Waterman, and Namiki. First, the thickness of the nib metal changes flex. Waterman is b Good quality nibs that have been used appropriately are long lasting, often lasting longer than the lifetime of the original owner. ", "Fountain Pen Filling Systems Explained - JetPens.com", "Who Invented Standard International Cartridges? Fountain pen inks feature differing surface tensions that can cause an ink to adhere or "stick" against the inside of the reservoir. Waterman soon outstripped Wirt, along with many companies that sprang up to fill the new and growing fountain pen market. As ink flows down these fissures, air is simultaneously allowed to flow upwards into the reservoir in an even exchange of volumes. Retailers continue to sell fountain pens and inks for casual and calligraphic use. Buffering is the capacity to catch and temporarily hold an overflow of ink, caused by conditions other than writing. Waterman remained the market leader until the early 1920s.[15]. Ten years later the Parker company created one of the most famous and the most widely used model of a fountain pen in history, the Parker 51. [14] Stylographic pens are now used mostly for drafting and technical drawing but were very popular in the decade beginning in 1875. [5] Noted Maryland historian Hester Dorsey Richardson (1862–1933) documented a reference to "three silver fountain pens, worth 15 shillings" in England during the reign of Charles II, c. The first English patent for a fountain pen was issued in May 1809 to Frederick Fölsch, with a patent covering (among other things) an improved fountain pen feed issued to Joseph Bramah in September 1809. [77], While cartridges are mess-free and more convenient to refill than bottle filling, converter and bottle filling systems are still sold. Parker 51 was sold in more of $400 million worth through its thirty years of history. The basic idea is simple: turn a knob at the end of the pen, and a screw mechanism draws a piston up the barrel, sucking in ink. [63], Several other filling mechanisms were introduced to compete, such as the coin-filler (where a coin or 'medallion' was supplied along with the pen), match-filler (using a matchstick) and a 'blow-filler' which unsurprisingly required the pen owner to blow into the barrel to depress the internal sac. A. Waterman's twist-filler. [9], The first fountain pens making use of all these key ingredients appeared in the 1850s. Thus they were easier to fill, and pens with this mechanism remain very popular today. Invented a Fountain Pen. Thousands of skilled craftsmen were employed in the industry. These inks are commonly available in bottles. When the cartridge is pressed into the pen, a small pin pushes in the ball, which falls inside the cartridge. The most common type of converters are piston-style, but many other varieties may be found today. The fountain pen was available in Europe in the 17th century, and is shown by contemporary references. Such pens can only take a proprietary cartridge from the same manufacturer, in this case the long Waterman cartridges. [85] In some countries, fountain pens are usual in lower school grades, believed to teach children better control over writing as many common mistakes of people not used to handwriting (like too much pressure or incorrect hold) feel unnatural or are almost impossible when using traditional pen tips. [16] Now that the materials' problems had been overcome and the flow of ink while writing had been regulated, the next problems to be solved were the creation of a simple, convenient self-filler and the problem of leakage. This is because their line, which can be varied from broad to fine, is suited for writing musical scores. [77] Instead, modern surrogate iron gall formulas are offered for fountain pens. Lewis Edson Waterman's entry into fountain pen manufacturing has only recently been properly researched. History of Pen and Ink. Modern plastic cartridges can contain small ridges on the inside to promote free movement of the contained ink and ink/air exchange during writing. Ink was transferred through a further capillary tube to the nib. A patent for an ink cartridge system for fountain pens was filed in 1890. [26] This was based upon the acquisition of patents for solid-ink fountain pens from the factory of Slavoljub Penkala from Croatia (patented 1907, in mass production since 1911), and the patent of the Hungarian Theodor Kovacs for the modern piston filler by 1925. One of the most interesting patents from that period is that of John Scheffer, whose pen was in principle a Rube Goldberg version of the century-old design described by Nicolas Bion. [64] With the advent of the modern plastic ink cartridge in the early 1950s, though, most of these systems were phased out in favour of convenience (but reduced capacity). The earliest datable pen of the form described by Bion is inscribed 1702, while other examples bear French hallmarks as late as the early 19th century. Born November 20, 1837 - Died May 1, 1901 Lewis Waterman invented a superior fountain pen that made inkwells and dip pens obsolete. Improve flex as they widen, while round, small holes stiffen the pen 's like! 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