SHELTON, Conn. The BIC Cristal ball pen was first introduced to the American consumer in 1959 and cost 19 cents a pen. Despite an inflation rate of 622% since that time, the price of the pen has never ...

Would you pay $180 for a new type of writing instrument? Image via The New York Times On a crisp fall morning in late October 1945, approximately 5,000 shoppers rushed the 32 nd street Gimbel’s ...

Hey all. Let me start by explaining myself - I'm a habitual pen-loser. I'll have a pen one day and its gone the next.<BR><BR>However, over the past few months, I've managed to hold onto a pen that I ...

China has finally produced its own fully home-produced ballpoint pen after years of trying to master the complex techniques involved in making the delicate tips. Despite manufacturing 80% of the world ...