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Como surgiu a caneta tinteiro ? Parte 2

The stunning discovery of a century-long cover-up of the real beginnings of L. E. Waterman?s Ideal Pen Company

Em um post anterior eu reproduzí a história (ou lenda) da invenção das canetas tinteiro por Lewis Waterman, mas uma extensa pesquisa realizada por George Rimakis e Daniel Kirchheimer (baixar o artigo em pdf) procura definir o real papel do Sr. Waterman na evolução e popularização das canetas tinteiro. Eu me arrisco a dizer que este artigo, carregado de referências históricas e imagens antigas, é leitura obrigatória para quem se interessa por canetas tinteiro.

"The Blot: A Fantasy in a Dozen Acts

As detailed by several writing instrument historians, the Waterman ink-blot story is one of the most persistent and widespread myths in the field, and perhaps ranks among the longest-running fables in the history of invention. As historian David Nishimura put it, ?a closer examination of earlier Waterman literature leaves no doubt that the tale was a complete fabrication.? Many modern books and periodicals faithfully?and unquestioningly?repeat the story, and some even add their own variations, whether out of sloppiness or an overzealous use of creative license. A typical latter-day example follows, from Stephen Van Dulken?s 2001 book, Inventing the 19th Century: 100 Inventions that Shaped the Victorian Age:

One day [Waterman] decided to impress a client by lending him a new fountain pen to sign a contract. Such pens had been known for a long time, and needed to be dipped frequently into an ink well, so that the ink well had to be carried around by the writer. This model promised to store a reliable supply within the pen itself. The client tried to sign, but no ink flowed. He tried a second time, a third. Then the ink did flow, but so much that a large ink blot was left on the contract. Waterman did not have any blank copies and he rushed to his office and hurried back with a fresh contract, but too late. Another salesman had beaten him to it."

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