Have you ever wondered where the term “straight pen”, as a synonym for “penholder”, or “dip pen”, originated?  If you don’t ...

  The illustration in this patent shows a double-ended nib, both a stubby italic and a long-pointed flex, all in one.         Italic...

, and the Esterbrook Duograph combo.   [Posted on L&P on Jan 26 and Jan 30, 2012.]       If you like combos, here’s an early one, the...

[Posted on L&P on Jan 1, 2008.]        Here’s an article from The Busy Man’s Magazine , January 1909, p.152.  It’s titled “The Fountai...

[Posted on L&P on Mar 2, 2012.]         It’s almost a general rule when doing research in The American Stationer , that...

[Posted on L&P on July 18, and July 27, 2012.]         Parker got an introductory advertising article in the m...

  , another obscure Waterman’s pen.           Has anyone ever heard of a Waterman’s Jointless pen?  The pen is truly rare, and so obs...

, the stylographic fountain pen and its inventor. “DUNCAN MACKINNON, The Canadian druggist who invented the fountain pen”, from ProQue...