We use pens and pencils almost daily. Have you ever thought about the first writing tool? Brushes and sharp metal and bone were most likely the first writing tools. The first pens were probably hollow reeds of the calamus plant. Ink was poured in the stem and squeezed onto the writing surface.
Click on the main idea of this passage.
A
The first writing tools
B
The uses of pens and pencils
C
How pens were made
D
Early writers