Cross Pen And Pencil Set

The name "pen" is derived from the Latin word "penna", which means pen. This is a writing instrument which, by capillary manually apply ink to a surface, usually paper. Pens can be used with inks of different colors, but often use inks of different shades of black, blue, red and sometimes green. There are many types of pens, some of which are listed here that Reed Pens, Quills, metal pens, fountain pens, ballpoint pens, felt tips, ball and roller porous tip. All the pens of the world are made around these different. Pens are also classified by type of art that comes with the pen, there is a ballpoint pen, ballpoint pen, pen, felt pen and gel pen.

Cross pens appeared in 1846 as the elegant creation of Richard Cross, throughout his life Richard Cross patented an incredible number of twenty one pens until he lost the company to his son Alonzo. Currently the company is proud to be preserving the oldest tradition in the design and manufacture of instruments of calligraphy.

In 1879, the precursor of the ballpoint pen was released by the company with significant commercial impact, and later, in 1930, the fountain pen of the company first. In 1946, the new company logo, the century has been presented, and it retains its meaning even today. Since its inception the company has sold over one hundred million pens becoming a symbol of quality and longevity.

Cross pens are known as the more traditional fashion, they focus more on quality than on the design, and here the Century II model is the best example because it is the only combinerefinement with great style class. In 1916, Walter R. Boss bought the company and encouraged his son Ellery to share his passion for good pens. Ellery joined his father in 1920 and led the company for more than forty years retiring in 1966.

In those years Cross become a company best known as a line of personal leather accessories than as a manufacturer of pen. However, following an ascending path finally in 1971 it was listed on the American Stock Exchange, and later, new partners were attracted to start designing other types of products valued fine.

During the last two decades of Cross pens have emerged as more an art than just writing tools and the price has often been considered relevant to the tradition they represent. In 1993, the Townsend fountain pen and ballpoint pen Selectip were designed, only high quality materials were used in the process which include eighteen and ten carat, black lacquer, with medals and titanium. The second century appeared in 1996, he relied mainly on fourteen or ten carats, blue wood, painted black or rosewood.

These characteristics strictly belonged to the Century model for the international market. Another variety has been produced exclusively for the American continent, and gold plated pen was twenty-three carat medal, black lacquer and chrome, the set also included a ballpoint pen, ballpoint pen, pencil 0.5 mm and a pen. Later models like the ATX, Verve and Apogee respected luxury line of the company has followed since its inception.