Accessories
Other implements indirectly associated with writing include erasers for pen and pencil, pencil sharpeners, inkwells, blotter paper, and rulers and related drawing instruments. Pounce pots were a precursor of blotting paper, being a dispenser for powdery material for drying the paper. Stencils can be used to create standardised letters, patterns or signatures.
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