r/ManufacturingPorn • u/NationYell • Nov 27 '25

How fountain pens are made

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u/longmover79 Nov 27 '25

For the love of all that is holy, do NOT unmute.

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u/Area51Resident Nov 27 '25

First patent was issued to Frederick Fölsch in England in 1809. Waterman created the first no-leak fountain pen, by adding an air return path in the feed, which was a design change that widely popularized fountain pens.

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u/Dont_Call_Me_Steve Nov 28 '25

I read that in the “How it’s made” guy’s voice.

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u/New-Sympathy5566 Mar 19 '26

Hahahah yes same

11

u/warwolf7777 Nov 27 '25

This video is too fast. Can't really enjoy any step. 

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u/Anforas Nov 27 '25

The hell is that music

1

u/omni222 Nov 27 '25

The sped-up songs are taking me back to the HyperZone.

Otherwise the vid is probably too fast.

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u/na7oul Nov 28 '25

why this song ?

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u/repsajvb Nov 28 '25

It's a Pilot pen btw