Hello,

I would like to know what kind of quills use the people in XIX century. Can you explain me the diferences with the actuall writting instruments? And with the older quills?

I'm very interested in this aspect of the writting history but I can't find interesting information about it.

He use animal quills? Or something strongly diferent? And there were som diferences, I supouse, bettwen the diferent decades of the century. I'm amb very inetrested in this period of time: 1840-1900

Thank you very much for your information.

See you.

If anyone can suggest a book that covers the history
of writing instuments down though the ages, please let
us know. My library is good but not that good.

Regards,
Pete

(thankyou Uncle Google)

One even explains which birds, which wing, which quills and why. Not bad...

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa100197.htm

http://www.ringpen.com/history.html

Hope it helps.

Amazon has some stuff but I can't see how specific the books are on quills exactly.

It seems that 1840 is just exactly when quills began to stay on birds thanks to the rise of Osmium, Rhodium and Iridium alloy steel nibs.

One of these articles also says that the first patent for a "practical" fountain pen was granted to Mr. Waterman in 1884. Osmiroid was one of my first, Waterman one of my last (I hope!)

Best regards
Amenon

Will check out the links.
Waterman is next on my list of purchases.

Saw some nice ones today at the mall but prices ranged
from 90.00 upwards,

Nice pens!

Pete

. . .my sincerest thanks- you've done it again .

Jack