Stationery refers to commercially manufactured writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, writing implements, continuous form paper, and other office supplies. Stationery includes materials to be written on by hand or by equipment such as computer printers.
Different items of stationery used at an office
Inside a stationery shop in Hanoi
Example of inked letterpress process
Example of thermographic printing. The uneven quality of the text is a result of the process and easily differentiates thermographic printing from embossing
A writing implement or writing instrument is an object used to produce writing. Writing consists of different figures, lines, and or forms. Most of these items can be also used for other functions such as painting, drawing and technical drawing, but writing instruments generally have the ordinary requirement to create a smooth, controllable line.
The 3rd-4th-century writing implements from Mtskheta, Georgia.
A letter written with fountain pen.
A wooden pencil extender.