A fountain pen is a writing instrument that mainly uses metal as the pen body. It uses a hollow pen tube to hold ink (mostly black or blue). Through gravity and capillary action, it passes through a duckbill-type pen. The writing tool of the pen, which has different weights when writing, can be said to be the writing tool of Western calligraphy. The ink in most fountain pens is refillable, usually using an eyedrop vial or a straw to refill the ink.
The earliest historical records of water-storage pens can be traced back to the 10th century, and this earliest water-storage pen was used until the 18th century. Development was slow, however, until the early 19th century, when a pen with a steadily accelerating flow was invented during production. Only three key inventions made the fountain pen a widely popular writing instrument. These inventions were: iridium gold nibs, hard rubber, and free-flowing ink. Extended information
Fountain pens are hard pens.
Hard pens mainly include fountain pens, ballpoint pens, dip pens, pencils, plastic pens, bamboo pens, wooden pens, stylus pens, etc., using ink as the main carrier to express writing skills. It has the characteristics of easy carrying, fast writing, and wide use value. The difference between it and a soft pen is that the soft pen's thick stipples are transformed into thin stipples, and the muscles are removed and the bones are retained.
The history and value of hard-pen calligraphy The introduction and use of Western pens in the 19th century made the Chinese brushes that had been used for more than 2,000 years gradually relegated to the "second line", triggering a revolution in the history of Chinese calligraphy and giving birth to modern hard-pen calligraphy. . But for a long time, Chinese people have not known that hard pens are an ancient thing in China. The shape and function of some hard pens are only one step away from modern fountain pens.
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