Special Messages To Write In A Book

39. Pen, ink and ink

Daniela years ago, I asked, "But what I've heard in ink in a television broadcast? "

Wow, I said to myself, how do you not know that this tool was, until 1959, the daily bread for millions of children who attended elementary schools all over the world? But Daniel was born after the '70s and this little bottle full of ink, which dipped the pen to write, he never used, as they have not used all those who entered first grade after 1960.

to declare the death of the ink (along with pen and ink pen) was the BIC .

the fantastic short ballpoint pen that was never to be dipped in ink to write, that was no longer stains when placed on paper, not dirt exercise books, hands, aprons and classmates of some mischievous child who loved to spray them with ink, was born in 1953.

was the French baron Bich to release thousands of children from the slavery of the ink. The noble French did not invent the pen, because this had already been invented in 1938 by two Hungarian brothers, Lazlo and Georg Biro who had taken refuge in Argentina during the fascist period, but he developed an industrial manufacturing process that allowed him to dramatically lower the cost of the ballpoint pen and then selling it at a price defying any competition. The BIC began to be sold across Europe since the mid 50s. Do you think that still today are sold for more than 15 million copies per day.

The children still remember the first school desk in two places at the right side of each pupil or in between, there was a hole to let the ink, a glass bottle that was filled with ink.

torture use the pen and the nib is almost always sticking, staining and puncturing the paper just written. The student, when he returned home had always the right thumb stained blue, as blue was a corner of his mouth where he supported the end of the pen while he was absorbed in deep reflection.

The gesture was to dip to write with the pen nib in the ink, then gave two taps to remove excess ink (which often would end up back in front of the pupil) and, via the paper to write what he dictated to the teacher.

The other important tool for use with the pen and ink blotter was: without the stain that was spreading and invaded half sheet. So everyone had a good supply. In desperate cases was also used as talc, an old towel and efficiently. Another was the indispensable basis of which pens for those who had the heavy hand like mine, sticking them all the time.

We scholars of "pen, ink and ink" we went to the pen without even realizing it, even if the difference between before and after it was huge. Merci Monsieur Bic!

Barbara Bertolini