Editing Inkwell (section)

==Origins==
The inkwell's origins may be traced back to [[Ancient Egypt]] where [[scribes]] would write on [[papyrus]].  Knowledge of [[hieroglyph]]s was at the time highly restricted.  Only scribes knew the full array of hieroglyphs and would write on the behalf of their employers, usually the [[pharaoh]].  After Rome invaded Egypt, inkwells became more popular in Italy as a larger percentage of the population were capable of writing.<ref>Shanks, H. (2002). Scrolls, Scripts & Stelae. Biblical Archaeology Review, 28(5), 24.</ref>

Inkwells gradually fell out of use in the early part of 20th century<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.pelikan.com/pulse/Pulsar/en_US.CMS.displayCMS.252924./the-piston-filling-mechanism |title = The piston filling mechanism}}</ref> as the reservoir fountain pen (which needs to be filled only occasionally) replaced the dip pen, which needed to be dipped in ink after writing a few lines. Old school desks had round holes for inkwells.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/10-16-2007/Schooling-since-1913/ | title=Schooling since 1913| date=8 February 2021}}</ref>