BIC Cristal Original Ballpoint , Comfortable Biro Pens, Medium Point (1.0mm), Assorted Colours, Pack of 10

Product Information

The BIC Cristal (stylised as BiC Cristal and also known as the Bic pen) is an inexpensive, disposable ballpoint pen mass-produced and sold by Société Bic of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. The Cristal's design has become a target for counterfeiters, especially from the Far East and in particular from China. Because of the ink of the Bic pen is quite thick, it relies on gravity to ensure that the ink keeps on flowing out as it's being used.

million USD at 2009 exchange rate) to fake copies, forcing them to negotiate cheaper licensing from Bic. Take your writing up a notch with beautiful pens and sketch away with our pencils to create your next masterpiece. John Loud's pen was never produced, and neither were 350 other patented designs for ball point pens over the next 30 years. io/pimberly/595e406f0f15f30010780448/tr:w-1000,h-1000,cm-pad_resize/3ffb6bcf/5e218a4149279121b3000207/6449a731/BC59416_01.

Ball pens come in many different colours, including black, blue and red, as well as more exotic shades such as green, pink, purple, and violet. The easiest way to think of it is like a tiny version of a roll-on deodorant, which works in the same way. Products likely to be impacted by this higher rate parcel send are: boxes of paper, multiple quantities of water, desk stands or furniture and volume packs of cleaning supplies. BIC still makes the BIC Cristal Original pen in its own plants on machinery designed by BIC engineers. The right pen can do wonders for your writing, especially if you want to leave a lasting impression.

The hexagonal barrel includes a black cap and end plug that matches the ink for easy identification. Between 1949 and 1950 the Bic Cristal was designed by the Décolletage Plastique design team at Société PPA. BIC acquires Tabur Marine and begins manufacturing and selling water sports products, shortly afterwards under the BIC Sport brand. BIC enters a new market segment in stationery, the refillable school fountain pen, with the acquisition of Stypen® in France. Marcel Bich and Édouard Buffard create Société BIC to manufacture and distribute BIC® ballpoint pens.

A small hole in the barrel insures that the air pressure is the same inside the pen and outside, helping to prevent the ink from leaking.

This site is registered and owned by Staples inc in the USA and operated in the UK under license to Banner Group Limited. Our range of cleaning and hygiene supplies feature everything that is essential for catering and cleaning.In September 2006, the Bic Cristal was declared the best selling pen in the world after the 100 billionth was sold.