Tip - How to Get the Ink Flowing on a Fountain Pen | eHow

The first basic fountain pen was invented by L.E. Waterman in 1884. Waterman created an ink feed system that allowed ink to be stored in a pen and flow through a feed over a nib and onto paper. That system evolved through the years into today's fountain pen, allowing writers to be away from their desk and jar of ink to write. But as with all...