You might like Sheaffer's "The Twenty-Six Old Characters", c. 1947. It touches a bit on the progression of language, but it's really about writing instruments.

You might like Sheaffer's "The Twenty-Six Old Characters", c. 1947. It touches a bit on the progression of language, but it's really about writing instruments. It culminates in explaining Sheaffer's "Snorkel" mechanism, which was probably the most novel and complex pen system ever designed. I have several and love them :) https://youtu.be/1xUDehNvbrE https://youtu.be/1xUDehNvbrE