Category: History
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Manufacture of Waterman pens
Two articles from the journal Machinery in December 1911 and January 1912 describing the process of manufacturing the barrels and nibs of Waterman pens. The screenshots are links to the...
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Richard C. Conner’s Penspotters
Richard Conner shut down his website because he was sick and tired of the resulting spam and abuse (see the current message at www.rickconner.net.- but, thankfully in this case, the...
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Waterman’s in Canada
I love the link to a Google Street View of the St. Lambert factory, which is now an apartment building – with the Waterman’s logo still above the front door…
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Miller advertisements
Advertisements from “Aarets Bøger” (The Year’s Books) from H. Bødtcher-Jensen Book and Music store in Nyborg.
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Imprint and Trace
I’m currently reading “Imprint and Trace: Handwriting in the Age of Technology” by Sonja Neef, and I can recommend it highly. It’s not an easy read – but it’s wonderfully...
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Antique Chasing Machine
This is a Charles Field Antique Automatic Engraving Chasing Machine from around 1900 – for sale at Gold Machinery. Many automated versions of a chaser very similar to this one...
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Blotting out the Truth
A well-researched history of the beginnings of the Waterman brand.
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The Christian Olsen Collection
The modern Penol company has started to put photos of the Christian Olsen Collection online. Anyone interested in Penol pens will find this to be a great resource for identification...