Glass pen - Garasuben

Japanese: ガラスペン - がらすぺん
Glass pen - Garasuben
A dip pen (a pen that you write with while dipping the tip in ink) with a glass tip. It was first made in 1902 by Japanese wind chime craftsman Sasaki Sadajiro. A normal dip pen is made of metal and is flat with one groove, so it cannot hold much ink in the tip, whereas a glass pen has a rounded tip with 8-10 grooves that allow it to hold more ink. As a result, by dipping the tip in ink once, you can write the equivalent of a postcard, and you can also write by rotating the shaft instead of just writing in one direction. Many of them are made entirely of glass, including the shaft, and are beautiful in design. They have become increasingly popular since the 2000s, when they were featured in the media as an aesthetic writing instrument that is both comfortable to write with and practical.

(2015-11-19)

Source: Asahi Shimbun Publications About Chiekura Mini Information

Japanese:
ペン先がガラスでできた「つけペン」(ペン先にインクを付けながら書くペン)のこと。1902年に、日本の風鈴職人・佐々木定次郞により初めて作られた。通常のつけペンは金属製で平たく溝が一本なためあまりインクをペン先にためられないのに対し、ガラスペンのペン先は丸く溝が8~10本ほど走っており多くのインクがたまるようになっている。そのため、ペン先を一度インクにつけることでよりハガキ1枚分ほどの筆記ができ、また一定方向のみではなく軸を回転させて書くこともできる。軸まで全てがガラスで作られたものが多く、デザイン的に美しい。書き心地もよく実用性を兼ね備えた美的筆記具として、2000年代に入りメディアに取り上げられるなどして人気が高まっている。

(2015-11-19)

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