Many schools are opening their doors to welcome back teachers and students from summer fun that is endless until the night before the First Day. Alarm clocks are set once again, teenage curfews and childrens' bedtimes are scheduled earlier, clothes and backpacks so carefully chosen lay ready for that First Day.
As I prepare the lunches for opening day I reminisce about the differences in shopping for school supplies in todays' technological maze of connections and the school supplies of an earlier, less technological world.
Ink purchased in small bottles for dipping into an inkwell is not on the list of school supplies today. School desks of today are not equipped to hold an inkwell. Most people envision a glass inkwell although they were also made of porcelain, pottery, copper, wood, stone, and plastic.
Conklin was the company that made the first fountain pen. Fountain pens enjoyed a were common from the 1800s the ball point pen was invented in 1945. Today jell pens in all sorts of colors including neon pink, green, purple, are more likely to be found in students' hands than a ballpoint pen.
With so many schools moving to the latest innovation in personal computers I can't help but wonder if the jell pen and the water clean up colored markers with scents of orange and grape will soon be included in the list of vintage writing instruments and school supplies.
Till next time, stay well, stay happy
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