"The Paper Mate" was originally the name of the pen that used an instant drying ink developed and sold by the The Frawley Pen Comany. The Frawley Pen Company was owned by Patrick J Frawley. A company he purchased in 1946. In 1955 The Frawley Pen Company was purchased by Gillette for $15.5M creating the Paper Mate division. In 1958 they opened a manufacturing plant in Santa Monica. Manufacturing is still in that same location.
In 1966 Paper Mate introduced the Flair, a pourous tip pen. In 1969 they introduced the Powerpoint refill. A refill that would write at any angle, including upside down. 1979 brought eraseable ink and the Erasermate. In 1987 Paper Mate lauches the Flex Mate. A ballpoint with a rubberized barrel. It dominated the market until the 1990's. In 2000, the company was sold to Newell Rubbermaid, its current owner. It is a division of Sanford L.P.
Paper Mate currently manufactures and sales ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils and erasers in a wide variety of colors and shapes. In 2010, they introduced biodegradeable pens, pencils and erasers.
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