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- Dip Pen, circa 1890 - Pens with metal tips called nibs became widely used in the mid-1800s thanks to mass production. To write, the tip of the pen was dipped into ink. The metal tip was replaced when it became dull. Pens with metal nibs required dipping into ink less often than quill pens (made of a feather), which had been used for thousands of years.
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Dip Pen, circa 1890
Pens with metal tips called nibs became widely used in the mid-1800s thanks to mass production. To write, the tip of the pen was dipped into ink. The metal tip was replaced when it became dull. Pens with metal nibs required dipping into ink less often than quill pens (made of a feather), which had been used for thousands of years.
- Faber-Castell "Designed by You Fashion Studio" Kit, 2007 -
- 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Faber-Castell "Designed by You Fashion Studio" Kit, 2007
- Writing Slate, 1880-1910 - In the nineteenth century, schoolchildren's access to paper was limited. Slates were used to practice handwriting and arithmetic without wasting precious paper. After a teacher's approval, the students were allowed to copy their best slate work into a paper copybook, as a record of accomplishment. Students also memorized concepts, rules and even long literary passages, thus conserving paper.
- 1880-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Writing Slate, 1880-1910
In the nineteenth century, schoolchildren's access to paper was limited. Slates were used to practice handwriting and arithmetic without wasting precious paper. After a teacher's approval, the students were allowed to copy their best slate work into a paper copybook, as a record of accomplishment. Students also memorized concepts, rules and even long literary passages, thus conserving paper.