Fountain pen
Basic information
Writing instrument with a metal nib and using an internal reservoir to hold ink.
When such a pen was developed, it had a reservoir of ink in its barrel, thus the name fountain pen.
The first English patent for a fountain pen was issued in May 1809 to Frederick Fölsch, an improved fountain pen feed issued to Joseph Bramah in September 1809
The fountain pen was available before but it was Romanian inventor Petrache Poenaru who received a French patent in 1827. The pen had a barrel made from a large swan quill.
It went through the years and inovations, as a pen clip,deflatable rubber sac to hold the ink, airtight cap and others, also plastic pen cartridge wasn't available until 1953, introduced by Waterman pens
Mass-produced fountain pen started in the 1880s. Dominant American producers were Waterman.
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- 18 days from now, October 26, 2026, Fountain pen celebrate 828th Mercury age
- 47 days from now, November 23, 2026, Fountain pen celebrate 200th half birthday
- 96 days from now, January 12, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate exactly 6,300,000,000 seconds
96 days from now, January 12, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate exactly 105,000,000 minutes
96 days from now, January 12, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate exactly 1,750,000 hours - 106 days from now, January 22, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate 829th Mercury age
- 180 days from now, April 6, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate exactly 73,000 days
- 194 days from now, April 20, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate 830th Mercury age
- 207 days from now, May 3, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate 325th Venus age
- 229 days from now, May 25, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate 200th birthday
229 days from now, May 25, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate exactly 2400 months - 282 days from now, July 17, 2027, Fountain pen celebrate 831st Mercury age