WRITE ON!

Pentel of America Celebrates It's 50th Ann​iversary.

Pentel’s Sign Pen went on space missions in 1966 because it doesn’t leak under extreme atmospheric pressure change.

Pentel of America was established on Dec. 16, 1965, in Chicago, by Pentel founder Yukio Horie. Its modest product lineup at that time included the Sharp Automatic Pencil,
​Hi-Polymer Lead, and the juggernaut writing instrument of the ‘60s, the Pentel Sign Pen. The company was the first Pentel subsidiary outside of Japan and a brand new venture. Fortunately, the company was able to participate in some history-making events that helped it set off on the path to success:

• President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed his “Great Society” during his State of the Union Address, which he signed with a Pentel Sign Pen. 
• Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 performed the first controlled rendezvous in Earth’s orbit; astronauts carried a Pentel Sign Pen in their sleeve pockets during the mission.      

Over the past 50 years, Pentel of America has remained an innovator in the writing-instruments category. Starting with the Sign Pen and continuing with the introduction of the Rolling Writer® in 1971—the world’s first water-based ballpoint pen; the Quicker Clicker in 1977, the first side-advance mechanical pencil; the introduction of Hybrid® Gel roller pens, which featured the world’s first gold and silver gel inks in 1996; and the launch of Recycology™ in 2007, a line of products made from at least 50 percent recycled materials.

Throughout the years, Pentel has remained the gold standard for quality writing instruments. In fact, Pentel is the only writing instrument manufacturer to ever be awarded the prestigious Deming Prize for manufacturing excellence. It continues to produce pens, pencils, erasers, and art products that consumers love and keep for a lifetime.

Happy 50th Anniversary, Pentel of America from all your friends at TwistOP!

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