When Everyone Carried a Fountain Pen
I thought some might get a kick out of this photo of the cast of "You Can't Take It With You" (one of my all-time favorite movies) and their beautiful autographs. From the variety of nibs it looks like they all carried their own fountain pens, and from the penmanship it's clear they knew how to use them.(Which one's your favorite?)
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try."
-- Mark Twain
Ah, those were the days and will be again.
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To continue to diminish the place of the handwritten in our lives is to diminish, in a small but real way, our humanity. Philip Hensher
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Awesome find! The first one on the left is my favorite...it looks like the oldest style.
Gotta vote for Jimmy Stewart.
I liked that one too. It looks very professional!Originally Posted by PRHarrison
They are all unique and special in their own way.I thought some might get a kick out of this photo of the cast of "You Can't Take It With You" (one of my all-time favorite movies) and their beautiful autographs. From the variety of nibs it looks like they all carried their own fountain pens, and from the penmanship it's clear they knew how to use them.
“I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.”
― James Robertson, The Testament of Gideon Mack
Another vote for Jimmy Stewart here ... practiced and professional, but not stiff and formal
Draw close. Hold hands. Life is short. God is good. - Jan Karon
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