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Original Bic Cristal Pen
Hello, all, and at the risk of revealing my age a bit of trivia: Back in
the early 60s when the subject pen sold for 19 cents the "nose cone" was all made of solid brass. At that time Bic had TV ads where the pen was fired from a rifle, attached to the boot of a figure skater, etc to show how tough the pen was (Bic's versions of those Timex commercials). Probably because of the cost, the all brass design was abandoned and that portion of the nose was then made out of plastic. I'm sure the change didn't affect write quality but I wonder if the current design would still survive those "torture" tests. (They must have also reformulated the ink because those early pens would sometimes discharge ink into the barrel which would then leak out the pressure relief hole and onto your shirt pocket or elsewhere. At least the barrel was transparent so you could see it happening. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: |
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