I thought maybe I would do some quick overviews of a few of the names we all recognize when it comes to pens. They will be in no particular order....to kick things off, I am starting with Cross. Cross was the first "fine" pen that I ever owned, so it pops into my head first.
A.T Cross is an American company. It is publicly held and trades on the NASDAQ as ATX. Besides writing instruments, they also manufacture and distributejournals and sunglasses worldwide. premium sunglass brands are Costa and Native.
Cross was founded in 1846 in Rhode Island as a manugacturer of gold and silver casings for pencils. This was a logical extension of the Cross family's history as jewelers.Richard Cross was the founder and passed it on to his son Alonzo T. Cross. Cross has more than 21 registered patents. They developed many new writing instruments, including forerunnes of the mechanical pencil and stylgraphic pens. In 1916 the company was sold to Walter R. Boss, an employee. Members of the Boss family remain of the board to this day. The company went public in 1971.
Cross writing instruments are now distributed in more than 140 foreign markets. The company has writing instrument marketing subsidiaries in the U.K., Spain, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Canada.
The Cross Accessory Division ("CAD") has been a manufacturer and marketer of fine quality writing instruments since 1846. Sold primarily under the Cross brand, ball-point, fountain and selectip rolling ball pens and mechancial pencils are offered in a variety of styles and finishes. Cross branded products are sold to the consumer gift market through fine stores worldwide. Additionally, the products are sold to the business gift market via a network of companies specializing in recognition programs.
To learn more and see their products, you can visit their web site at www.cross.com
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