Marker pen
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A marker pen, fine liner, marking pen, felt-tip pen, felt pen, flow marker, sign pen (in South Korea), vivid (in New Zealand), flomaster (in Russia), texta (in Australia), sketch pen (in South Asia), koki (in South Africa) or simply marker is a pen which has its own ink source and a tip made of porous, pressed fibers such as felt.[1] A marker pen consists of a container (glass, aluminum or plastic) and a core of an absorbent material that holds the ink. The upper part of the marker contains the nib that was made in earlier times of a hard felt material, and a cap to prevent the marker from drying out.
Until the early 1990s, the most common solvents that were used for the ink in
Markers may be waterproof, dry-erase, wet-erase (e.g. transparency markers), or permanent.
History
Lee Newman patented a felt-tipped marking pen in 1910.[4] In 1926, Benjamin Paskach patented a "fountain paintbrush",[5] as he called it, which consisted of a sponge-tipped handle containing various paint colors. Markers of this sort began to be popularized with the sale of Sidney Rosenthal's Magic Marker (1953), which consisted of a glass tube of ink with a felt wick. By 1958, use of felt-tipped markers was commonplace for a variety of applications such as lettering, labeling, and creating posters.[6] The year 1962 brought the development of the modern fiber-tipped pen (in contrast to the marker, which generally has a thicker point) by Yukio Horie of the Tokyo Stationery Company (which later became Pentel). In 1993 the Copic Sketch markers were released, popularising markers for professional illustration.
Parts
The marker reservoir, which holds the ink, is formed from
Types
Permanent marker
Permanent markers are porous pens that can write on surfaces such as glass, plastic, wood, metal, and stone. The marks made by such pens are however, not permanent on some plastics like
Highlighters
Highlighters are a form of marker used to highlight and cover over existing writing while still leaving the writing readable. They are generally produced in neon colours to allow for colour coding, as well as attract buyers to them.
Whiteboard markers
A whiteboard marker, or a dry-erase marker in some locations, uses an erasable ink, made to be used on a slick (or matte-finished), non-porous writing surface, for temporary writing with
Wet-wipe markers are another version that are used on overhead projectors, signboards, whiteboards, and other non-porous surfaces.
Security marker
Special "
Election marker
Marker pens with
Porous point pen
A porous point pen contains a point that is made of some porous material such as felt or ceramic. Draftsman's pens usually have a ceramic tip since this wears well and does not broaden when pressure is applied while writing.
Dialectal variations
The use of the terms "marker" and "felt-tipped pen" varies significantly among different parts of the world. This is because most English dialects contain words for particular types of marker, often
Asia
In some parts of India, water-based felt-tip pens are referred to as "sketch pens" because they are mainly used for sketching and writing on paper or cardboard. The permanent ink felt-tip markers are referred to as just "markers". In Malaysia and Singapore, marker pens are simply called markers. In the Philippines, a marker is commonly referred to as a "Pentel pen", regardless of brand. In Indonesia, a marker pen is referred to as "Spidol". In South Korea and Japan, marker pens are referred to as "sign pens", "name pens", or "felt pens". Also, permanent pens are also referred to as "Magic" (from a famous pen brand name). In Iran, felt-tip pens are referred to as "Magic" or "Highlight" regardless of its brand.
Australia
In
New Zealand
The generic terms for fine-tipped markers are usually "felt pen" ,"felt tip pen" or "felts". Large permanent markers are called 'vivids' after a popular brand sold there, the
South Africa
In South Africa, the term "Koki" is used for both felt pens and markers, by South Africans, as well as the standard "marker".
Canada and United States
In the United States, the word "marker" is used as well as "magic marker", the latter being a
See also
Notes and references
- ^ www.sbctc.edu (adapted). "Module 6: Media for 2-D Art" (PDF). Saylor.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Toluene | Medical Management Guidelines | Toxic Substance Portal | ATSDR". wwwn.cdc.gov.
- ^ "Healthfully". Healthfully.
- ^ Lee W. Newman, Marking Pen, U.S. Patent 946,149. January 11, 1910.
- ^ "Fountain paintbrush" (PDF). Freepatentsonline.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ History of Pens & Writing Instruments, About Inventors site. Retrieved March 11, 2007.
- ^ "How marker is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, product, machine, History, Raw Materials". Madehow.com. 1997-07-14. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- from the original on 2017-11-07.
- ^ "History of Marker Pens". Archived from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
External links
- Media related to Marker pens at Wikimedia Commons