Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Writing-Implements

name	region	timespan	image
ballpoint pen	Europe	19th century
bamboo and wooden slips	China	5th century BC –
blackboard
brush pen
chalk stick
fountain pen
graphic tablet	United States of America	1957 –
ink brush	East Asia	300 BC –
inkstick	East Asia	12th century BC –
inkstone	East Asia	3rd century BC –
marker pen	United States of America	1910 –
papyrus	Egypt	c. 2560 to 2550 BC
parchment
pencil	Europe	1565 –
quill	Europe	6th century –
reed pen	Egypt	4th century BC.
rollerball pen	Japan	1963 –
stylus	Mesopotamia	? –
touchscreen	United States of America	1946 –
wax tablet	Europe	14th century BC –
wax crayon		? –
whiteboard	world	1960s –
Xuān paper	East Asia	Tang dynasty –

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