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1. THE YEAR OF THE PEN!
A BRIEF HISTORY & HAPPY
BIRTHDAY IN 2013

2. The Fountain Pen
• 1060 Years Old
• Famously used by Albert Einstein to write
his theory of relativity

3. Nib Pen or Dip Pen
• 210 Years Old
• You had to recharge ink from an ink bowl

4. The Ball Point Pen
• 125 Years Old
• John Loud (a leather tanner) invented a tool
to write on leather

5. The Highlighter Pen
• 50 Years Old
• Felt tip with transparent fluorescent ink
• Used to be called the hi-liter pen

6. The Biro
• 75 Years Old
• Invented by Laszlo
• He was frustrated with time wasted cleaning
up smudged pages

7. Magic Marker
• 60 Years Old
• Sydney Rosenthal
• Used mainly for Lettering, Labelling,
Posters, by illustrators and animators.

8. Crayon
• 110 Years Old
• Crayon, Chalk, Crayola
• Baerke Van Der Meii signed a professional
contract in crayon at just 18 months old.
• Original colours – black, brown, blue, red,
purple, orange, yellow, green.