Writing With A Glass Pen
Added 2024-05-26 22:16:54 +0000 UTCNow you're writing with glass! What is old is new again - let's take a look at them both... Enjoy!
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Those who write with glass pens... I'm sure there's a metaphor in there somewhere.
Fran Blanche
2024-06-01 12:51:11 +0000 UTCA beautiful thing but, considering my propensity for breaking pencil leads, probably not for me.
David Peaker
2024-05-27 13:33:58 +0000 UTCEven though I have used nib pins since high-school and today prefer them for a lot of uses, this is the first time I've heard of glass-nib pins. Fascinating technology. Today I learned something new! Thanks!
Gary Oliver
2024-05-26 23:12:39 +0000 UTCI greatly enjoy seeing useful devices "made of art"! In this case tiny, glass sculptures providing both visual and tactile appreciation during use. Yes, we can enjoy the "art of engineering and fabrication" in many things, but this goes far beyond that, providing a stark contrast to our modern manufactured environment. I remember my grandmother having some of these pens in the 1960s. They were always on display, and us grandkids were allowed to carefully handle them under her watchful eye. They were used mostly for writing birthday and Christmas cards, and for the occasional signature on something special. As I recall, the ink she used, in colors ranging from black to cherry red and maroon, may have been somewhat thicker than what Fran's using, and my grandmother would soak the tips in alcohol before and after use. On good (slightly rough) paper, the line was between that of a fountain pen and a calligraphy pen, though I have no clue if the line variations were due to angle, pressure, flow, or all combined. I was fascinated by how often she had to dip the pen, at least for every word, sometimes for just a single letter (such as a capital letter done with a flourish), and how she was able to resume precisely where she had stopped, as if the trip for a dip hadn't happened. I remember my sister and I silently watching her with rapt attention as she wrote her notes and cards. I recall the repeated 'ting' sound as she'd lightly tap the pen against the edge of the inkwell. Though she sometimes used a blotter with her other ink pens, she didn't with the glass pens, instead letting the writing dry on its own before putting it into an envelope. Thanks for reviving my memories!
BobC
2024-05-26 22:50:27 +0000 UTCOh wow, they're things of beauty! Definitely fitting for romantic letter writing. Lovely.
Motten
2024-05-26 22:45:38 +0000 UTC
