Wilhelm Eule's volume 'Mit Stift und Feder — Kleine Kulturgeschichte der Schreib- und Zeichenwerkzeuge' appeared in 1955 from Fachbuchverlag Leipzig and comprises 164 pages with 113 illustrations. The book vividly explains the history of writing and describes the filling techniques of fountain pens current at the time of publication as well as the then almost new ballpoint. The pencil and its manufacture are also extensively covered.
Eule explains the writing tools of history from the chisel through the scriber, spatula, stylus, reed pen, brush and goose quill to the pencil, steel nib and the fountain pen of the 1950s. He also covers writing surfaces such as stone, wood, papyrus and parchment and devotes separate articles to chalk, ink and Indian ink, the compass, the ruling pen and — over four pages — the writing of the blind. Today the book is only available second-hand.