Is anyone here a "cradle" FP user?

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The earliest i remember using a fountain pen was grade six (1970s, in Chicago public school). The pen was a blister pack Sheaffer of some sort. I probably used fountain pens earlier, but i don’t have any specific memories of using one. I had used dip pens before — my mother was an artist and there were all sorts of art supplies around and i was into calligraphy as a child. I vaguely remember having an Osmiroid calligraphy set, though again, i don’t remember any instance of using it.

My memory is hazy in this point because fountain pens were just another tool to me. I liked them and thought they were fun — i liked filling them — but i hadn’t developed the fetish i have now. I preferred fountain pens, but didn’t use them exclusively until i was in my thirties.