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Ball-point pens and felt pens had not then been invented, and fountain-pens were forbidden.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

"I forget how many bayonets we have on the Western Front, but there must be at least twice as many fountain-pens."

From The Sunny Side by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

That, however, is not evidence, as millions of people use fountain-pens.

From Malcolm Sage, Detective by Jenkins, Herbert George

"Why didn't Charles Carroll of Carrollton tell Jefferson that fountain-pens weren't invented either?" asked Tommy.

From Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 by Various

There comes a sudden resurrection of the rocking-chair brigade, a rush of readers with uplifted fountain-pens, and a general request for the author’s autograph upon the flyleaf of his volume.

From The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 by Various