The Museum of Writing hosting

The Writing Equipment Society's Study Day

Saturday 2 July 2005 10.30 to 16.30

in Room 349

Life before the fountain pen: from styli to steel nib dip pens

Dr. Jim Marshall – on quill cutters and quill cutting.

Peter Katz – on the materials used to make dip pens.

Gerald Sattin – on ‘Reward of Merit’ dip pens.

Mike Lishman – on Stanhope dip pens.

Michael Woods – on functionality in dip pens.

With a display of relevant items from the Museum of Writing Collections.

Organised by:
Michael Woods,
Writing Equipment Society
and
Alan E. Cole,
Chair, Museum of Writing
c/o University of London
Room 304, Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
UK

Conference Venue and Enquiries: Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, Senate House (3rd Floor), Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU (No smoking building)

Tel: 020 7862 8675, Fax: 020 7862 8720, email: ies@sas.ac.uk, web: www.sas.ac.uk/ies