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According to statistics provided by the U.S. writing instrument Manufacturers Association in 2005, is the retractable pen tool written popular by 26%. Standard ball-point pens he had finished second with 14%. There is no doubt that the pen is extremely important in modern society. The pen has played an important role in the past as well, with a history dating back to the Egyptians.

Around 3000 BC, the scribes of ancient Egypt were the first to write on paper. At that time, reed brushes used for writing on papyrus rolls. The reed pen was used for some time, but little they began to be replaced in the 7th century by the quill. This is the type of pen used to write the Dead Sea. Was introduced in Europe in 700 AD, and remained at service for an extended period. The United States Constitution has been signed with a pen in 1787.

In the 19th century, the goose has been replaced by pen metal bath, which contains a steel pen to receive the ink. He began to be mass produced in 1822 and less than 30 years, was put in widespread use. R / La pen has been constantly immersed in the ink, however, those considered is very annoying. They wanted a pen with an ink reservoir, which resulted in the pen. The widespread use of the pen of no earlier than the 1870s.

Continuing improvements to be made in the pen in recent years, adding better ways control the flow of ink means faster and cleaner to complete. Once the pen has been reliable, fashion takes over and the new designs began to be too.

More modern pens have been created some years after this incident. In 1943, Ball pen entered commercial production and marking pen peak in the 1960s. Roller pen was introduced in the 1980s and is a soft feather available.

It is clear that the feathers were important tools writing of history. Constantly redesigned and reinvented, the pen has come a long way from being made of reeds and feathers. Pens have proposed a more permanent record maintenance for thousands of years, and will continue in the coming years.

A brief description of the types of feathers debate suggested below:

– Pen Ball – This type of oil ink pen-based waiver by rolling a small ball in a socket. The ball has the ink as it rolls and then distributes in liquid or freeze in a similar way to the ball. The ink used by a roll is more easily absorbed by the paper, however, if the pen moves more easily into the writing surface. This gives ease of movement of the pen very sweet and peerless writing.

– Source Pen – a pen delivers water based through an ink pen usually made of metal. The ink flows from a reservoir through a flow pen. Capillarity and gravity do the work in this process. The container can be reusable or disposable. Rechargeable tanks may require the use of a pipette or a kind of piston.

– Felt-Tip Pen – A pen with felt, commonly called a marker, has an advanced porous fibrous material. There are different categories of markers, depending on the writing surface used. Fine tip markers are come or non-permanent and permanent inks.

– Dip Pen – A pen DIP uses a metal pen attached to a handle or holder. It is similar in function pen, but have an ink, it is repeatedly recharged with ink.

– Pen Pen – the pen of a large bird, often a goose, is the basis of a quill pen. a quill pen, but is made with different materials.

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