We are quickly becoming a pen-less and paperless society. In the same way that typewriters reduced the need for writing, computers have reduced the need for paper. In the past, writing a novel, filling out tax forms, or even making a grocery shopping list required putting pen to paper. Today, those same tasks can be done by putting fingers to keyboard. When ink is needed, though, it is often printer ink, not pen ink. Furthermore, if John Hancock were to put his “John Hancock,” or signature, on the Declaration of Independence today, he might use an electronic pen. But the news is not all bad in the decline of ink pen usage. The personal computer era has prevented the cutting down of countless trees. Also, computers have greatly increased the efficiency of recording information. In job interviews, secretaries are rarely asked how many words-per-minute they can write. Despite the slump in ink pen usage, however, Cross fountain pens continue to keep writing more tactile, and at the same time maintain a time-honored tradition.
The Fountain of Ink
A fountain pen is filled from a source outside itself, and contains an ink supply that automatically feeds...