Patents for ballpoint pens go back to the late 1800s, but it took half a century to develop good, fast-drying inks. Bic, Pilot, and other makers jealously guard their formulas, but to get that ...

Another fountain pen innovation from the period was found in U.S. Patent No. 293545, simply titled Fountain Pen.Issued to Lewis E. Waterman of Brooklyn, NY, the patent claims an ink-duct for a ...

Fisher Space Pen has released new pressurized-ink ballpoint pens celebrating its partnership with Blue Origin. (Image credit: Fisher Space Pen) Fisher Space Pen has some new Blue ballpoints.

In Manhattan’s Gimbel Bros., Inc., thousands of people all but trampled one another last week to spend $12.50 each for a new fountain pen. The pen was made by Chicago’s Reynolds International ...

The Royal Air Force became the first major buyers of the ballpoint pen with the organisation ordering 30,000 of the devices during WW2. The pen was popular with pilots as they were able to operate ...

How the ballpoint pen writes is everything you'd expect from a $300+ pen: the ink that flows from its rollerball tip feels buttery smooth against paper—you'll never experience skipping either.