How do you use a Cross pen?

Once out, Shake the cassette to make sure that it is empty. Push a new Cross 0.5mm lead cassette into the pencil barrel until a click is heard. Turn the cap clockwise to put the pencil into the writing position. Follow the Extend/Advance Lead Instructions to activate.

Where are Cross pens from?

Providence, Rhode Island
Cross Company, LLC. is an American manufacturing company of writing implements, based in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1846, is one of the oldest pen manufacturers in the world. Cross’ products include fountain, ballpoint, and rollerball pens, mechanical pencils and refills.

Is a Cross pen luxury?

The A.T. Cross Pens company has produced high-quality writing instruments since its founding in 1846, and it represents this century’s ideal in luxury pens—especially its line of different gold pens.

Who use Cross pen?

Presidents Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump have all selected Cross pens to be their official pens due to Cross’s reputation for style and quality. Under President Biden, Cross was selected by the Office of the President due to its long history of supplying official writing instruments.

How do you use a Cross fountain pen?

CROSS ROLLERBALL PENS

  1. Pull the cap to remove it from the pen’s barrel.
  2. Unscrew the front section above the pen tip to remove it from the barrel.
  3. Remove the existing gel ink refill.
  4. Insert a new gel ink refill into the pen’s front section.
  5. Attach the barrel and screw it onto the front section.

Where does the spring go in a Cross pen?

Ensure the spring that fits on to the refill is installed correctly. The small end of the spring goes on first, and it must slide all the way to the shoulder of the refill. Pens that take Cross refills do not have springs, so this step does not apply to those pen kits.

Who invented Cross pens?

Alonzo Townsend Cross
Richard’s son Alonzo Townsend Cross shared his father’s visionary outlook and soon began to revolutionize the writing industry with his patented inventions. Today, Cross is a global innovator, crafting some of the world’s most widely-recognized, top-performing pens for distribution in 140 countries.

Are Cross pens still made?

Recently, you may have seen the black and gold Cross Century II rollerball pen signing President Joe Biden’s executive orders. Although based in Rhode Island, the modern Cross pens are made in China. Another American pen company that came to prominence in the early 20th Century, Sheaffer was purchased by Cross in 2014.