Cross - Murfreesboro,TN

Cross

The A. T. Cross Company is a major international manufacturer of fine writing instruments, timepieces, and personal accessories headquartered right here in the USA. They’ve expanded their facilities several times to meet the incredible international demand for fine writing instruments. As America’s first manufacturer of quality writing instruments, Cross has been combining fine writing design with jewelry-quality craftsmanship since it began in 1846. Richard Cross founded the company the same year the Smithsonian and the sewing machine were born! The first products manufactured by A. T. Cross Company in 1846 were elegantly tooled gold and silver casings for wooden pencils. Since then, the company has gone through many changes to expand their product line and improve their already superior quality writing instruments and accessories. With more than 21 registered patents, Cross has developed and marketed many important "firsts" in the field of writing instruments. These include the propel-repel mechanical pencil, a forerunner of today's mechanical pencils, and the Stylographic pen, precursor of the ball-point pen by more than 70 years. Though there is much for the Cross Company to be proud of in the 165 years they’ve been around, it’s what hasn’t changed a bit in those 165 years that they’re most proud of. Cross still make products unsurpassed in quality and value, one at a time and by hand, just as Richard Cross did. Cross refillable writing instruments include ball-point pens, mechanical pencils, Selectip rolling ball/porous-point pens, gel ink pens, multi-function pens (including stylus options for PDAs), and, of course, fountain pens. If you’re in or near the Murfreesboro, TN area and are searching for the perfect Cross pen, Bell Jewelers has what you need!