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Quill & Ink Bottle Set
A complete set to practice your penmanship.
Practicing penmanship was an important part of schooling in the early 19th century. Quills were commonly used to write in ink. This required a great deal of practice. Schoolchildren might be required to gather feathers to make quill pens. The end of the quill was cut at an angle, and a small vertical slit was cut into the point. When the quill was dipped into the ink, this helped keep a small supply of ink up in the hollow of the quill. Writing a letter, or even one sentence might have required you to dip your quill into the ink many times. It took a great deal of practice to make the ink flow smoothly and evenly.
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