This was the Reynolds Rocket, the first ballpoint pen in the United States. Retailing at a steep $12.95 (about $200 today), it sold out by the end of the day, raking in a whopping $100,000 (about ...

Before we explore which type of pen is better, let’s take a look at the differences: Ballpoint pens distribute fast-drying ink without the ink drying in the pen itself. It uses a thick ...

Try experimenting with different colours of ballpoint pen to create layers of texture. Light-coloured felt tips can easily pick up darker colours from a drawing surface. This can be avoided by ...

Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most ...

will buy out German high-end writing instruments maker C ... Mitsubishi Pencil, known for its uni brand ballpoint pens, pencils and erasers, offers products mostly priced under 1,000 yen ($6 ...

Toward the end of the 1940s, Ferber was asked what he could do to improve the leaky and expensive ballpoint pen, his wife told the newspaper that year. "He perfected it," she said. "He developed a ...

“I’ve tried with other ‘proper’ mediums like acrylic, oil pastel, even pencil, but I think the pen suits me best.” Equipped with a simple ballpoint pen, Syahbandi is able to depict ...

The brush pen, which is actually just a standard ballpoint pen, is designed to look like one of the weapons players can obtain in the MMORPG. Final Fantasy XIV is available for PlayStation 4 ...