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Steel Fountain Pen, 1803
- maker:
- Bryan Donkin
![Early sample of a steel fountain pen, 1803](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/340/879/medium_smg00000177.jpg)
Early sample of a steel fountain pen, 1803. This pen superseded the quill.
Much clerical work required extensive longhand writing involving the use of pens such as this.
Details
- Category:
- Printing & Writing
- Object Number:
- 1888-385
- Materials:
- steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 125 mm 10 mm, .005kg
- type:
- fountain pen
- credit:
- Bryan Donkin and Co.