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  • 11Pen — For other uses, see Pen (disambiguation). A ballpoint pen A pen (Latin penna, feather) is a device used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. Historically, reed pens, quill pens, and dip pens were used, with a …

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  • 12Rollerball pen — Rollerball pens are writing instruments which use ball point writing mechanisms with water based liquid or gelled ink, as opposed to the oil based viscous inks found in ballpoint pen. The characteristics of these less viscous inks, which tend to… …

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  • 13History of printing — The history of printing began as an attempt to make easier and reduce the cost of reproducing multiple copies of documents, fabrics, wall papers and so on. Printing streamlined the process of communication, and contributed to the development of… …

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  • 14Printing press — For the history and technology of movable type, see Movable type. Printing press from 1811, exhibited in Munich, Germany …

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  • 15Gutenberg Bible — of the New York Public Library, bought by James Lenox in 1847. The first to come to the USA, national folklore has it that the officers at the New York Customs House removed their hats on seeing it. The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42 line… …

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  • 16Stencil duplicator — The stencil duplicator, or mimeograph machine (commonly abbreviated to mimeo), along with spirit duplicators and hectographs were for many decades used to print short run office work, classroom materials, and church bulletins. These technologies… …

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  • 17Mimeograph — Illustration of a typical mimeograph machine Ja …

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  • 18History of typography in East Asia — For the article on the development of printing in Europe, see History of western typography .The Chinese invention of paper and the Chinese invention of woodblock printing [cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/647549/woodcut#tab …

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  • 19Block book — Apocalypse page Biblia Pauperum or Bible of the Poor , woodcut illustrations w …

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  • 20Johannes Gutenberg — Infobox Person | name = Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg other names = caption = birth date = circa 1398 birth place = Mainz, Electorate of Mainz death date = death date|1468|2|3|mf=y death place = Mainz, Electorate of Mainz death… …

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