The pen's history can be traced back thousands of years to Egypt and China's early civilisations.
The first pens were constructed of reeds, bamboo, or plant stems and used to write on clay tablets or papyrus scrolls.
Quill pens, fashioned from the feathers of huge birds like geese or swans, were invented in Europe in the 7th century AD.
Bartholomew Folsch got a patent for a pen with an ink reservoir in 1809. The very first fountain pen.
John J. Loud patented the first ballpoint pen in 1888, but it faced initial failure due to thick ink and inefficient flow.
László Bró and his brother Georg created a new ballpoint pen with thinner ink for smoother writing in the 1940s.
Today, pens, including fountain, ballpoint, rollerball, and gel pens, are versatile tools used for writing, drawing, and document signing.
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