A Substitute for a Pen
Recently I was hard pressed for a pen, and as none could be found and the hour was late it was necessary to find a substitute. I fashioned a pen from a piece of boxwood, and was agreeably surprised at the excellent results obtained with it. The wood was sharpened like a lead pencil at one end, and a groove was cut out of the tapered part to hold the ink.—Contributed by Richard F. Pohle, Lynn, Massachusetts.
A Notch Cut in the Tapered Part of a Wood Stick Forms a Substitute Pen
A very convenient method of keeping shipping tags at hand is to slip them on a desk spindle.