BIC Cristal Original Ballpoint , Comfortable Biro Pens, Medium Point (1.0mm), Assorted Colours, Pack of 10

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A lot of money was spent on advertising the pen, and three years after it’s launch advertising genius Pierre Guichenne persuaded Bich to drop the ‘h’ from his family name to create a more catchy brand name. Someone got there before me, the Bic Cristal pen forms part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. These Bic Cristal Ballpoint Pens feature a durable tungsten carbide ball mechanism and smooth oil-based ink for reliable, everyday use. Although the BIC Cristal Original pen is a household product all over the world, it has also achieved the high honour of being considered a work of art. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.These pens have a white barrel and, depending on what color the ink reservoir contains, a small area of the pen barrel and cap with the corresponding ink color.

Frustrated by having to constantly fill up his fountain pens and clearing up ink smudges, he noticed that newspaper ink dried fast and didn’t smudge. Between 1949 and 1950 the Bic Cristal was designed by the Décolletage Plastique design team at Société PPA. BIC enters a new market segment in stationery, the refillable school fountain pen, with the acquisition of Stypen® in France.

For a range of writing equipment take a look at our comprehensive Writing and Correction range where you can also find Marker Pens for flexible and reliable marking. Its smoked barrel gives you the transparency you need to check the ink level while its handy cap matches the colour of the ink so you can easily find your pen in a second. The shape of the barrel echoes that of a traditional wooden pencil, with hexagonal sides that ensure a comfortable and stable grip. In September 2006, the Bic Cristal was declared the best selling pen in the world after the 100 billionth was sold. John Loud's pen was never produced, and neither were 350 other patented designs for ball point pens over the next 30 years.

Products likely to be impacted by this higher rate parcel send are: boxes of paper, multiple quantities of water, desk stands or furniture and volume packs of cleaning supplies. A small hole in the barrel insures that the air pressure is the same inside the pen and outside, helping to prevent the ink from leaking.A chance meeting with Augustine Justo, the president of Argentina, led him to encourage them to set up a factory to produce their pens in Argentina.