On June 10, 1943, the patent for the ballpoint pen was filed. To celebrate National Ballpoint Pen Day (#BallpointPenDay), we've pulled together writing implements from across our collection. National ...

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 ...

An award-winning artist has visited 53 nature reserves around the UK to produce drawings using a ballpoint pen. Cy Baker, who was Wildlife Artist of the Year in 2022, partnered with the Wildlife ...

The refillable, retractable ballpoint pen is warrantied for 100 years and a million clicks. One of the Dragon Pearl's biggest claims to fame is the fact that virtually the whole thing – inside ...

They’ve produced airplanes, launched satellites and churned out some of the best smartphones, so it seems almost incredible that China has been stumped by the humble ballpoint pen. Until now.