| In olden times quill pens made from bird feathers | | | | are 2 types of fountain pen basins - refillable or |
| were all the rage, and were the primary writing | | | | disposable. The latter is known as an ink cartridge. |
| instrument for many centuries. When the Industrial | | | | Refillable fountain pens contain devices such as |
| Revolution beckoned, a progressively more refined | | | | pistons to get ink from a container through the nib, |
| technology created improved writing tools, like the | | | | or in some cases, the ink can be refilled using an |
| fountain pen for instance. The primary contemporary | | | | eyedropper. |
| categories of pens can be classified by the sort of | | | | Felt-tip pen - This instrument, also widely called a |
| writing tip or point. Let us look at the more popular | | | | marker, has a permeable tip made from a rubbery |
| writing paraphernalia available in the market today, | | | | substance. Felt-tip pens come in various sizes, with |
| and also at writing instruments used in the past. | | | | the smallest mainly used to write on paper. The |
| Ballpoint pen - Usually has tungsten carbide, steel | | | | larger version is what we normally use to mark |
| or brass finishing. A ballpoint pen ordinarily measures | | | | cartons, chalkboards and whiteboards. The medium |
| between 0.7 to 1.2 millimeters and works by meting | | | | sized markers are popular with the much younger |
| out thick oil based ink by navigating a minute hard | | | | set, used for art purposes. |
| orb. Ballpoint pens are very popular because the ink | | | | There are 3 kinds of pens used in times of yore and |
| instantaneously dries upon contact with paper, plus, | | | | not universally employed, although in some parts of |
| they are inexpensive and have a long life span. This | | | | the world, they may be used sparingly. |
| type of pen is used in schools, colleges, universities | | | | Dip pen - Also known as the nib pen, it is quite |
| and offices. | | | | similar to the fountain pen, and has a metal nib with |
| Rollerball pen - In the beginning, the rollerball pen | | | | vessels. A dip pen is normally situated on a lever or |
| was crafted to merge the expediency of a ballpoint | | | | receptacle made from wood. The drawback of the |
| pen with the silky "wet ink" outcome associated with | | | | nib pen is that it must be frequently dipped into an |
| the fountain pen. A rollerball pen's ink is usually | | | | ink container for repeated use. Nowadays, the nib |
| water-based which is then distributed through a ball | | | | pen is used mainly for art and design purposes, such |
| tip akin to a ballpoint pen. Because the ink is less thick | | | | as comics and calligraphy. |
| and has a higher absorbance quality, this writing | | | | Reed pen - This pen has almost departed the |
| apparatus glides smoothly across paper or other | | | | writing world, except for minor use for school children |
| writing materials. | | | | in remote parts of Pakistan, said to develop |
| Fountain pen - The writing instrument choice of | | | | handwriting skills. Reed pens are made out of |
| the distinguished and elite, it also has a water-based | | | | bamboos and reed, with an opening in a tapered tip. |
| ink fluid which is then transported to a nib. From then | | | | Quill pen - Made from feathers of birds like |
| on, the ink floods from a basin or tank, thanks to the | | | | geese and eagles. A quill pen was one of the first |
| ingenuity of combined gravity and capillary action. It is | | | | writing instruments used, after the reed pen. The |
| interesting to note that fountain pens do not possess | | | | mechanism consisted of a shaft which operated as |
| any mobile components. Instead, ink is disseminated | | | | an ink basin, and the ink is distributed right to the tip |
| via a slim opening to the intended writing area. There | | | | via a passageway. |