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A.T. Cross Company, LLC is an American manufacturing company of writing implements, based in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest pen manufacturers in the world. Cross' products include fountain, ballpoint, and rollerball pens, mechanical pencils and refills.
A pen is a handheld device used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. [1] Additional types of specialized pens are used in specific types of applications and environments such as in artwork, electronics, digital scanning and spaceflight, and computing.
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In 1961 British Pens acquired the pen businesses of Perry & Co. and other manufacturers like John Mitchell and Joseph Gillott's. As part of the Twinlock Group its name was changed to "Cumberland Graphics" in 1975. Byron Head, the managing director of William Mitchell, acquired British Pens in 1982, renaming it "William Mitchell Ltd.". [9]
By 1909 Onoto pen advertisements were using the red pillar box and a young boy called "Peter Pen". As a result, a US subsidiary, "Onoto Pen Co.", was opened in New York in 1909. [2] The strong branding of the "Onoto THE Pen", which sold for £10, (about £500 in 2016) was marketed as the "All British Pen" by the time of the First World War.
Anoto's dot pattern, when used with aDNA, allows for the unique and unobtrusive marking of physical objects. This then enables easy identification of individual objects using ubiquitous mobile devices such as phones and tablets. aDNA is opening up new possibilities for product innovation, marketing insights, and supply-chain control.
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Gillott died in Birmingham and was buried in Key Hill Cemetery. [6]A white marble bust of Gillott stands in the main foyer of Birmingham Council House.. In later years, Gillott's son, Joseph Gillott junior, purchased a considerable estate in the village of Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull on which he built New Berry Hall, a large gothic mansion with North and South Lodges.