In 1888, American inventor John Loud created the first ballpoint pen. It worked well on leather and wood and the like, but absolutely shredded paper, making it almost useless. One problem was that ...

In 1888, American inventor John Loud created the first ballpoint pen. It worked well on leather and wood and the like, but absolutely shredded paper, making it almost useless. One problem was that ...

This was the Reynolds Rocket, the first ballpoint pen in the United States. Retailing at a steep $12.95 (about $200 today), it sold out by the end of the day, raking in a whopping $100,000 (about ...

The first patent for a ballpoint pen went to America’s John J Loud in 1888. His rolling ball design worked, but it wasn’t well suited to writing on paper. The patent lapsed. But that wasn’t ...

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Beifa Group, one of the country’s largest ballpoint pen makers, said it has ordered the first batch of pen tips from Taiyuan, and expects to ...