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 ...

For more than 20 years, quill-pen-maker Nancy Floyd has kept the Supreme Court in fine feathers. by Matt Summers November 1st, 2002 August 29th, 2020 Share this story: ...

The goose quill pen even has ink stains to its nib. The trimmed 8ins long goose quill pen, which has ink stains to its nib, was taken from Nelson's writing desk by Captain Sir Thomas Hardy.

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 ...

One of Thoreau’s goose quill pens, with a note from his sister Sophia ("The pen brother Henry last wrote with"). Concord Museum This paper silhouette was made of Thoreau as a Harvard graduate in ...