Quill Pen, Anyone?

Quill pens, cut and tapered from the outer feathers of geese, were used in the sixteenth century until the mid-nineteenth -century.  Goose quills retained an almost mystical aura; they were to be taken from the five best wing feathers shed during molting.
-- from Paperie: The Art of Writing and Wrapping with Paper by Kate's Paperie with Bo Niles