For more than
160 years, Cross has brought invention, creativity, passion, and skill to the
design and manufacture of pens.
In the process,
we have changed the way people think about writing. Again and again.
The company
started at 1846 and initially manufactured and marketed
elegant, hand-tooled gold and silver filigree casings for wooden pencils.
We also
developed and patented the first propel-retract mechanical
pencil.
When
people marvel at the clever designs of our pens today, we tell them
it's in our blood, born in the intricate workmanship and precise
engineering of our very first products.
How
ahead of the curve were we? Let's just say our mechanical pencil's
visionary operating system continues to distinguish our writing
instruments today.
The
Cross Stylographic Pen, patented in 1879, was the progenitor of the
20th century's ubiquitous ball-point pen. In all, more than twenty
patents on pen and pencil designs and functionality have carried the
Cross name.
The
marriage of innovative design and flawless function flourished once
again in 1946 when we introduced the pen that was to become the symbol
of writing excellence the world over.
The
Cross Century design redefined writing for discriminating individuals,
gift givers, and business professionals alike.
With
its sleek styling and distinctive conical top, Cross Century elevated
the everyday act of writing to a singular statement of style.
In
the process, it became an American icon and re-focused the entire pen
industry.
Today, Cross continues to break boundaries and turn heads.
Whether it's a pen that fits in the palm of your hand, a pen offering
you five different writing options in one, or one that folds on a hinge
and slips into your pocket, Cross is reinventing writing still.
Around the world, when people look to the future of writing, they look
to Cross.
For more than
160 years, Cross has brought invention, 
