Ballpoint pen
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A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro, ball pen, or dot pen, is a pen that dispenses ink over a hard ball rolling in its point. The materials commonly used are steel, brass, or tungsten carbide. The d
BIC Cristal ballpoint pen
2018 Parker Jotters are similar to the version that first came out in 1954
A retractable ballpoint pen assemblage (Schneider K15)
Magnified tip of a ballpoint pen
Fountain pen
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A fountain pen is a writing instrument that uses a metal nib to apply water-based ink to paper.
Ballpoint pen
…commonly used are steel, brass, or tungsten carbide. The design was conceived and developed as a cleaner and more reliable alternative to dip pens and fountain pens, and it is now the world's most-used writing instrument; millions are manufactured and sold daily. It has influenced art and graphic design and spawned…
Close-up of traditional fountain pen with an iridium-tipped stainless steel nib
Various contemporary and vintage fountain pens (left to right): Pilot Justus 95 Pelikan Souverän M1000 Montblanc Meisterstück 149 Pilot Heritage 912 Parker Duofold Centennial Sheaffer Snorkel Admiral Lamy Dialog 3 Welty Parker Sonnet Conway Stewart 55 Waterman Thorobred Mabie Todd Swan 3220
Waterman 42 Safety Pen, with variation in materials (both red and black hard vulcanized rubbers or ebonite) and retracting nibs
"Waterman's ideal fountain pen" 1908 ad