The story of the ballpoint pen begins in 1888 when John Loud, an American leather tanner, patented a roller-ball-tip marking pen. The right pen can do wonders for your writing, especially if you want to leave a lasting impression. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Raymond Savignac creates a character with a ballpoint head for the “Nouvelle Bille” (new ballpoint) campaign in 1960. to have the correct ink for the purpose, and he and his brother set about formulating better inks to use in their newly designed pens. io/pimberly/595e406f0f15f30010780448/tr:w-1000,h-1000,cm-pad_resize/3ffb6bcf/5e218a4149279121b3000207/6449a731/BC59416_01.Spark your creative writing and find the right pens and pencils for your pencil case, in our wide stationery range.

These Bic Cristal Ballpoint Pens feature a durable tungsten carbide ball mechanism and smooth oil-based ink for reliable, everyday use. Available in a variety of colours and brands such as Bic, Pilot and 5 Star, biro pens are the ideal accessory for when you are at your desk or on the move. He owned a factory on the edge of Paris that he was using to manufacture parts for fountain pens and draughtsman’s pencils.

The pens' ink color has many different varieties, ranging from the 'classic' colors (blue, black, red, and green), to pink and purple. The streamlined caps of Bic pens are made from polypropylene (a kind of plastic), and are the same colour as the ink of the pen. In 1944, near the end of the Second World War, entrepreneur Marcel Bich bought a factory in Clichy, a suburb north of Paris, [2] and with business partner Edouard Buffard founded Société PPA (later Société Bic) in 1945. BIC wins the French “Oscar de la publicité” with the “Elle court, elle court” advertising campaign drawn by famous French designer Raymond Savignac. We've been using man pens all these years," and comedian Bridget Christie titling her 2013 Edinburgh festival show A Bic For Her.