History of Pens and Writing Instruments - http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpen.htm Series of articles tracing the history of writing from cave paintings to ball-point pens, and some additional pencil and eraser trivia.
Pens and Pencils - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pensandpencils/ Yahoo! Group for discussing the hobby of vintage pen and pencil collecting.
Drawing Instruments - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DrawingInstruments/ Yahoo! Group for collectors and users of drafting and drawing instruments.
Pen Repairs - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penrepairs/ A Yahoo!Group for those wishing to discuss repair and maintenance issues of pens and pencils.
Rules - http://www.antiquetools.co.uk/rule.html Two short articles dealing with the history and collection of drawing rules.
Doug's Inkwell Page - http://www.geocities.com/dougienet/inkwell.htm Pictures, descriptions, and valuations of institutional inkwells for dipless pens.
All's Well Inkstands - http://pages.cthome.net/allswell Information about inkstands and inkwells, with anatomy, terminology, history and photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Drawing tools - http://www.daube.ch/docu/glossary/drawingtools.html Drawing tools from the pre-digital area, with drawings and photographs of now all-but-obsolete instruments.
Museum of Writing - http://www.museumofwriting.co.uk/ Opening to the public in 2003, the museum exhibits materials, equipment, and examples of writing from prehistory to the present.
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