I did. Still have the slate. Much later than John, 1958.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saitch
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I did. Still have the slate. Much later than John, 1958.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saitch
I changed schools in '63. Fountain pens were mandatory, blotting paper also. I earned some bragging rights when I was the first boy ( no co-ed for me[bigsad]) to have a Parker 51. We were banned ball points, and also disposable ink cartridges when they came in.Quote:
Originally Posted by travelrover
All this was supposed to improve penmanship, but mostly my stuff looked like a Jackson Pollock painting.
Hmmm Parker 51Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
It wasn't really a good pen to write with, it lacked a decent grip. Bugger of a thing to change nibs on too.Quote:
Originally Posted by travelrover
All the wooden desks had inkwells, but we weren't allowed to use them as the school had done away with quills, thankfully.
I had a Parker 51 but don't recall if it was any better or worse than the others. Would get writers cramp with all of them. We had ink wells also but not in use in my day, same desks as my dad used at the same school in the early forties. Many fountain pens had ink cartridges then which proved just as messy as filling from an ink jar which I still have!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
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Still cant get the orientation correct.
I was going to say Snap!, but I have packed many things...Quote:
Originally Posted by travelrover
lol, the ink is very thick in that bottle!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
That wasn't a slate, it was a tablet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
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As it is in this one...Quote:
Originally Posted by travelrover
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Originally Posted by V8Ian
