| The Fountain Pen | | | | with fountain pens to fill or empty them completely |
| A fountain pen is a pen that has a reservoir of | | | | and keep them stored in vertical position with the |
| water-based ink. Like something forbidden, has the | | | | point upward. |
| thought of owning a fountain pen left you feeling like | | | | When not using the pen, keep it stored vertically |
| you were out of your league? Captivated by the art | | | | with point upward to prevent ink from settling in and |
| of writing, the type of pencil or pen you use makes | | | | clogging the feed. When ink doesn't flow properly, |
| a tremendous impact on your penmanship. Are you | | | | the gap between the tines should be checked and |
| intrigued by the classic elegance of artistic, well | | | | cleaned with a razor blade. Pen cases are available in |
| engineered fountain pens that can seduce, as well as | | | | the shape of an easel, upright-standing frames, |
| intimidate you at the same time? | | | | cheroot box-like cases with transparent glass tops, |
| Today the fountain pen is not used as much | | | | cups and many more. |
| anymore with the creation of the Bic pen and the | | | | Pen cases are made of wood, leather, metal and |
| pens that come with ink in them and when they run | | | | glass with detailed attention to aesthetics. Fountain |
| out, you simply throw them away and use another. | | | | Pen innovators created filling systems that gave |
| It was not until the early 1920s that fountain pen | | | | optimum performance in their reservoir designs. |
| improvements not only gained in popularity but also in | | | | International cartridges of all makes can be used in |
| reliability. | | | | some fountain pens, while others accept only |
| The first mention of fountain pen can be traced to | | | | cartridges of their own brand. |
| the Egyptians. If you take good care of your | | | | The progression of writing apparatuses has taken a |
| fountain pen, it will last you a lifetime. | | | | profound leap of success since the quill pen. The |
| There are two techniques that allowed fountain pens | | | | eyedropper filler ink pens have the maximum |
| to be self-sufficient: The lever filler and the button | | | | capacity to hold ink, with the least capacity attributed |
| filler. If travelling by plane, it is a general rule to follow | | | | to the piston refills pens. |