Ballpoint Pens

Title:

Ballpoint Pens

Creator:

Consumer Reports

Rights:

CC-BY-NC 4.0 Copyright in the Consumer Reports Archives is held by Consumer Reports. Under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 license, this image is free to use, share, and adapt these materials subject to the following conditions: Attribution to Consumer Reports and images may not use the material for commercial purposes

Source:

Duke University Libraries, Consumer Reports Iconographic materials, 1895 - 2013

Date:

1949

Citation:

The original photograph can be found in the Consumer Reports. Iconographic materials, 1895-2013 collection, Box: PH10, Folder: Ballpoint Pen Tester, at Rubenstein Library, Duke University. This image was published in the June 1949 issue of Consumer Reports.

Alternative Text:

A ballpoint pen tester custom built by Consumer Reports, simultaneously evaluating multiple pens by recording their ink output on a continuously scrolling roll of paper.

Original Format:

Silver Gelatin Print

Physical Dimensions:

16" x 19.5"

A ballpoint pen tester custom built by Consumer Reports, simultaneously evaluating multiple pens by recording their ink output on a continuously scrolling roll of paper.

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