Vintage engineering pen - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Vintage engineering pen.




Previously:

Engineers drafting before AutoCAD - GIF
Engineer's hammer - video
Portrait of an Engineer historical industrial film - video

[hemmjo]

I have one of those that belonged to my father in law. Fun to use but VERY tedious. He was amazingly fast using it.

[bruce.desertrat]

I have one of those that belonged to my father in law. Fun to use but VERY tedious. He was amazingly fast using it.

I still have my dad's. I remember tediously doing the text on my 8th grade science fair project with it...

[BuffaloJohn]

I used one of those as well, back when drafting tables were still the norm. Once CAD was available, they had no value.

I still have a plastic template with letters that you used with a pencil:

[Duke_of_URL]

Yes, I remember those too. My brother is a retired architect and could “freehand” write on his drawings and it would look like it was done by one of those.

[hemmjo]

Yes, I remember those too. My brother is a retired architect and could “freehand” write on his drawings and it would look like it was done by one of those.

I bet he was faster than someone using the Leroy