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would watch it flowing like a public fountain and they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foxhole Fiction | 12/10/1945 | See Source »

...Fountain of Milk Spreading Itself Uselessly upon Three Shoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Napoleon's Nose & Other Objects | 11/26/1945 | See Source »

...Manhattan's Gimbel Bros., Inc., thousands of people all but trampled one another last week to spend $12.50 each for a new fountain pen. The pen was made by Chicago's Reynolds International Pen Co. In full-page ads, Gimbel's modestly hailed it as the "fantastic, atomic era, miraculous pen." It had a tiny ball bearing instead of a point, was guaranteed to need refilling only once every two years, would write under water (handy for mermaids), on paper, cloth, plastic or blotters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tempest in an Inkpot | 11/12/1945 | See Source »

...Mitsukoshi depato (department store) which had boasted an American-style drugstore and a soda fountain featuring banana splits, now offered an odd assortment of unwanted goods-violin bows, pottery goldfish, bronze sparrows, unstrung tennis rackets and women's hats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Modan City | 9/17/1945 | See Source »

...Douglas MacArthur's show from beginning to end. At precisely 9:08 MacArthur stepped forward, removed a handful of fountain pens from his pocket. He started his signature, then handed the first pen to the gaunt soldier standing by his left shoulder. General Jonathan Wainwright saluted stiffly, accepted the pen, and stepped back. The next one went to Lieut. General Arthur E. Percival of Singapore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: ... Peace Be Now Restored | 9/10/1945 | See Source »

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