| 词条 | Reynolds International Pen Company |
| 释义 |
In June 1945 Chicago businessman Milton Reynolds was in Buenos Aires, Argentina when he came across the first commercialized ballpoint, the Biro pen.[1] In October 1945, Milton Reynolds was able to reverse engineer the Biro pen and was the first to manufacture and sell ballpoint pens into the US market. "Reynolds Rocket" pen was introduced at Gimbel’s department store in New York City, selling $100,000 worth of pens on the first day.[2] Demand in 1945 was running 30,000 pens per day, making it America's #1 ballpoint pen.[3] However, within three years the price of the pen went from $12.50 to 50¢. The Reynold's Rocket Pen had a tiny ball bearing that only let ink out when pressed against the item you were writing on.[4] In advertisements Reynolds claimed it had enough ink to 15 years without refilling.[5] In 1947 in a publicity stunt to promote Reynolds' pens Milton Reynolds and William Odom announced they would beat Howard Hughes' around the world record. They set a new record time of under 79 hours by flying the "Reynolds Bombshell" around the world while managing to pass our thousands of pens.[6] In 1948 Reynolds expanded overseas and opened Reynolds European, and later in 1959 spun out Reynolds European SA as an independent company focused on non-ferrous metals.[7] The Chicago-based Reynolds Pen company closed with Milton Reynolds moving to Mexico . The French subsidiary survived as did their India licensee. Later the French subsidiary would be purchased. In 2000 Newell Rubbermaid acquired Reynold Pens France and in 2007 announced they would be closing the French manufacturing plants, causing huge labor union protests.[8] In May 2016 Reynold's license GM Pens International in India decided to end their exclusive contract and stopped making Reynold branded pens, instead choosing to make their own Rorito brand pen.[9] Reynold Pens, along with Paper Mate and Parker are brands owned by US based Newell Brands and are sold in more than 70 countries. External links
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