To: Red Badger
The most common pen nib was made of a good quality iron by a blacksmith, who sometimes embellished them with chevrons or bronze leaf or inlay, depending on the customer. The nib was typically attached to a wood holder that held a well of ink made of a mixture of carbon and gum Arabic. In other words, the Romans were using fountain pens roughly 800 years before they were officially invented in 1827.
5 posted on
10/04/2021 6:20:11 AM PDT by
Avalon Memories
(Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...)
To: Avalon Memories
The Romans were way more far advanced that most people think. They were clever and inventive and very capitalistic..................
7 posted on
10/04/2021 6:23:45 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Avalon Memories
9 posted on
10/04/2021 6:30:16 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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