The Great War and the Trench Pen:Part II
PEN WORLD|December 2022
The first trench pens did the job and did it well, but what would life be without competition?
The Great War and the Trench Pen:Part II

Having seen the trench pen evolve from an everyday civilian safety pen to a pen that fitted like a glove into the routine of soldiers in the trenches of World War 1, let us turn to some of the competitors that went off to war after the Bicks pellet pen.

A somewhat more sophisticated version came from Mabie Todd & Company of New York City, New York (U.S. Patent No.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2022 من PEN WORLD.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2022 من PEN WORLD.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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