When fountain pens first came along ... One problem was that while the ball worked better than a nib, it had to be an absolutely perfect fit, or ink would either get stuck or leak out everywhere.

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Kandan remarks “Once the ball pens came, everyone turned to them ... also importing German-made nibs for easy and smooth ...