Mending Broken Fountain-Pen Barrels

Broken fountain-pen barrels may be mended by the use of melted shellac. This can be done by heating some dry shellac and applying it to the fracture. Do not scrape off the surplus shellac, but shape it with a heated iron. A pen with such a repair has been in use for two years.—Contributed by G. D. Whitney, Pittsburg, Pa.