So this category is really no contest – the ballpoint takes it. This is another win for fountain pens, especially if you’re comparing a reasonably pricey fountain pen to a cheap ballpoint.

This is where things get interesting, and when the ballpoint pen becomes incredibly cheap and ubiquitous. In addition to thicker ink, the secret is in precision-machined steel balls, which Marcel ...

I put crazy expensive art supplies to the test so that you don't have to! Today we are putting the $150 Supreme pen to the test and comparing it to a $0 bic ballpoint pen.

It wasn’t until Marcel Bich from France created the Bic company, that cheap, disposable ballpoint pens hit the market. The first Bic cost a shilling in the UK, compared to 55 shillings for a ...

2 Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany Objective In motion pictures and anecdotal reports, ballpoint pens have been used for ...