Capillary-feed fountain pen (Waterman)
Pluma estilográfica con alimentación capilar (Waterman)
- Date
- 1884 · confidence high
- Place
- New York, New York, United States
- Credited to
- Lewis Edson Waterman
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
A fountain pen with a capillary channel that regulates ink flow from the reservoir to the nib without blotting or leaking. It was the first commercially successful one.
The story of the insurance contract lost to an ink blot is an anecdote spread by the company itself.
What it led to
- everyday fountain pen in the early 20th century
- the Parker, Sheaffer and Pelikan industry
- the ink-cartridge pen