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After thousands and thousands of years [of] using reeds for pens, the [[w:quill|quill pen]] was created in the 5-6th century in Seville, Spain. They were widely used, and the best ones were made from swan feathers, while [the writer's that were poor who wanted quill pans] invested into goose feathers. Quills were quite famous for years and years on out, but the quill pen only led to new innovations to [the pen].
The quill pen was replaced by the metal nibs by 19th century. Throughout the early 19th century, the usage of the quill pen faded and the quality of metal nibs increased. Ball point pens also made their mark in the pen history in the late 19th century, but were their patents were not exploited commercially. Ball points made their public appearance in the 1940s by Josef and Georg Biro, two Germans who fled Nazi Germany to Argentina.
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