For more than 158 years, Cross
has re-invented writing instruments, combining design ingenuity with
jewelry-quality craftsmanship. We were America's first manufacturer of quality
writing instruments, and that means that we've been making pens people use,
depend on and enjoy for a long time. America's oldest manufacturer of fine writing instruments was established in 1846.
Manufacturing in the Providence, RI, facility first was limited to elegantly tooled gold and silver casings for wooden pencils. ... more info