Why are fountain pens better than ballpoint?

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You'll find out about fountain pens and ballpoint pens in this age-old clash of traditional against contemporary, creative versus practical, and reusable versus disposable, brought to you by the promotional product business that has been providing you pens of all kinds for the last 50 years.

A Brief Overview of the History of Ballpoint and Fountain Pens

The first fountain pen that could really be used was developed in 1884 by an insurance salesman named Lewis Waterman, but the oldest fountain pen that is known to still be in existence dates all the way back to 1702! The traditional quill pen has a history of over a thousand years. It was first produced when innovators discovered the natural ink reserve found in the hollow channel of bird feathers and set out to duplicate it. The history of the fountain pen that we use today is based on this quill pen.
John J. Loud, a leather tanner at the time, was the first person to patent the ballpoint pen in 1888. Loud wanted a pen that would write on his leather goods, so he set out to invent the ballpoint pen. His model was successful in working on rough surfaces, but it did not seem to be capable of producing letters in the traditional sense. It wasn't until 1938 that a disgruntled Hungarian newspaper editor submitted a patent application for the first regulated flow ballpoint pen to the British patent office. This invention, which is similar to the bespoke rollerball pens that we provide, revolutionized the world of pens forever! Find out more about the history of the ballpoint pen, including who invented it.
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