I’m not going to lie, I don’t really need to know how to cut and make a quill pen from a goose feather. No one does anymore. But! I was completely fascinated by the process of it. It’s funny ...

She learned the details of the business, washed goose feathers, boxed pen sets, and sent bills to customers. Then, with Glaser’s guidance, she learned to carve quill pens. First she cut pigeon ...

Quill pens were generally made from the five outer feathers of a goose or swan’s wing. The end of the feather was shaped to a point, with the hollow shaft of the feather serving as an ink reservoir ...

No, the quill pen was the word processor of Shakespeare’s day. He wrote with a sharpened goose feather dipped in ink. On a splurge, he might have taken up a swan feather.