tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591401170705286817.post2636423645188901739..comments2024-02-22T09:18:05.960-08:00Comments on Historical Cookham: The School Pen Nib.Historical Cookhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08134680512650230549noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591401170705286817.post-27773780113756826042012-02-06T03:03:34.763-08:002012-02-06T03:03:34.763-08:00patteedI remember the thick bit at the bottom of t...patteedI remember the thick bit at the bottom of the ink well. Rather than risk a cuff on the ear from the teacher I would clean the nib on the cuff of my jacket thereby getting into trouble with my mother.<br /><br />I was an ink monitor and it was my job to collect all the ink wells from each class on a Friday afternoon, wash them and get them ready for filling first thing Monday morning. I was allowed to make up the ink from the powder and I had a little watering can which I used to fill the wells. Early wells were made of porcelain and then they changed over to bakelite ones.Almaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776126764358422665noreply@blogger.com