Straight pen nibs
Jarret Twoyoungmen for Beiseker Station Museum (2020)
The ballpoint pen was not mass marketed until the 1950’s. Straight pens and ink wells were issued to middle school children.
“We had to dip into the ink bottle, write a few words, and dip again.”
Julie Perks
“Straight pens had a point, they were sometimes misused, sometimes the boys were mean and poked us.”
Leah Uffelman