The history of my means of writing is as follows ~ subject to my memory being good enough.
Infants school up to age 7: Slate pencil on a slate. The slate was set in a wooden frame. Later on the slate pencil was superseded by chalk.
Junior school up age 11: Pen consisting of a nib held in a steel tube which was attached to a wooden holder. The pen was dipped into an inkwell situated at the top of the desk at school. In the early years at that school the inkwells were refilled by the teacher, but later on one of the older pupils took over the task. They were given the title of "Ink Monitor". By the age of 11 I had a fountain pen which had a rubber sac inside which was filled by means of a lever on the side of the pen.
Secondary school age 11 onwards: The early fountain pen was superseded by one which was filled by turning a knob at the end. I was given a ballpoint pen as a present but wasn't allowed to use it at school. It was one of the first ballpoint pens available and was made by the Biro company. It was a genuine biro.
University: I seem to remember we started off using fountain pens, and may have made the change to ballpoint pens later in the course. By that time fountain pens had an ink cartridge.
What was your history?
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