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Innovation in Fountain Pens
I've been thinking about how fountain pens have changed over the years
and it doesn't seem there has been anything truly innovative in the last 40 or 50 years. Maybe there have been innovations in the manufacture of fountain pens and there may be some new materials such as ABS plastic, but the fountain pen is pretty much the same as it was in the 1950's. I'm guessing that goes for ink as well. New colors perhaps, but pretty much just colored water. I look at the ball point and roller ball and the introduction of Gel ink seems like a true innovation. I was wondering if the group can think of: 1.) Any true innovations in fountain pens and ink in the last 50 years. 2.) Any innovations the manufacturers of fountain pens could or should be working on. David Who spends too much time thinking about these things. |
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