Pens - Facts And Trivia.

A pen, derived from the Latin word fin, or feather is an elongated, thin curve a device used to influence the function of the ink for writing on paper. Traditionally, dip pens, quill pens and brown were most common. In recent days, the pens are available in a mixture of colors, and generally hold a blue or black ink.

Here are some facts and curiosities about the pens that you might not be aware of: -

1. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

2. More than 2 billion pens are manufactured in the United States each year.

3. There are five main types of pens used throughout the world, ball pens, soft-tip. rolling-ball pens and special.

4. The first fountain pen was invented by LE Waterman in 1883, and was patented in 1884.

5. The first ballpoint pen was invented by Hungarian journalist Laszlo Biro in 1938, but the first patent belonged to John J. Loud in 1888.

6. During World War II, pilots used ballpoint pens, because they do not lose altitude.

7. The oldest fountain designed by French M. Bion, dates back to 1702.

8. The first U.S. patent for a pen was received by Peregrin Williamson, a shoemaker in Baltimore.

9. Today, four manufacturers of fountain pens has a monopoly on the market, Waterman, Sheaffer, Parker and Wahl-Eversharp.

10. In October 1945, Milton Reynolds, after a previous visit to Buenos Aires where he discovered the ballpoint pen (invented by Laszlo Biro) copied the product in four months and has launched a campaign of mass in New York City, the sale USD 100, 000 value in the first day.

11. In England, the first pens were sold in December 1945 by the Miles-Martin Pen Company.

12. Parker has introduced its first ballpoint pen, known as the "Notebook" for the market in 1954, higher than both the Reynolds and Eversharp versions. Because the "Notebook," wrote five times longer, annual sales came to USD 3.5 million.

13. The BIC Crystal, adaptation of the immensely stylish ballpoint pen sells 14 million pieces per day worldwide.

14. Black ball-point pens manufactured by Parker have a long life to write five miles before the ink is dispersed.

15. In 1831, John Jacob Parker claimed the copyright for the original self-filling fountain pen.

16. quill pen was used around 700 AD and have been writing the popular choice for 1, 000 years.

17. The United States of America's Declaration of Independence was written using a quill feather of an eagle by the late President Abraham Lincoln.

18. The pen used by President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation was a dip in steel by the French company, Blanzy, Pour & Cie.

19. In the United States, the third largest manufacturer of writing instruments and the Pilot Pen, and the nest continues to grow this business sector in the world.

But not many know that the parent company is actually Pilot Pilot Pen Corporation of Tokyo, which was established in 1918, which in turn, is the oldest manufacturer of writing in Japan .