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June 6th, 2021, 12:59 AM
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Waterman Cap replacement in WW2
Archive.org is a fascinating website, and probably one of the most valuable and underrated sites on the entire internet
As I was searching for documents with the words "fountain pen" I stumbled on this series of 5 back and forth letters from someone at the Pentagon in WW2, and the Waterman pen company in an attempt to get a new cap for a 25 year old eye dropper.
It's a fun read.
https://archive.org/details/41732239077147/mode/2up
The funniest part is how long it went back and forth for... I mean, at what point does a man break down and just BUY A NEW PEN already!?
I guess there was no shortage of dip pens lying around in the Pentagon in late '43/early '44...
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