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The Birth and Adventures of a Fountain Pen
(1909) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 525 feet
Directed by [?] J. Stuart Blackton?
Cast: (unknown)
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / [?] Stop-motion animation by J. Stuart Blackton? / © 17 July 1909 by The Vitagraph Company of America [J129604]. Released 17 July 1909; in a split-reel with The Magic Fountain Pen (1909). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? An interesting and instructive film, depicting the different stages in the manufacture of fountain pens, beginning with the examination of crude rubber biscuits, then in turn grinding and washing the same, the process of drying and mixing (two-thirds rubber, one-third sulfur), the wonderful automatic covering machine, hand covering of mandrels with sheet rubber, packing of covered mandrels in soapstone, before vulcanizing; the vulcanizing oven, in which 5,000 pens are vulcanized at 308 degrees Fahrenheit; the stamping of the trademark on each pen; testing of the pens for leakage, and the making of gold pens.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animation (Stop-motion)
Listing updated: 13 December 2024.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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