Biro ballpoint pen
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Biro ballpoint pen, 1945-1948, manufactured by the Miles Martin Pen Company Limited, Reading, England, invented by László József Bíró, c. 1931
The ballpoint pen was invented by László Bíró (1899-1985) in about 1931. László's brother Georg helped him to develop the viscous ink for the pen. The first 'Biros' were made by the Miles Aircraft Company in the UK in about 1943 but, by the end of 1945 (after WW2), the Miles Martin Pen Company was formed as a separate company to manufacture them.
Details
- Category:
- Printing & Writing
- Object Number:
- 1949-174/2
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
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overall: 15 mm x 160 mm x 20 mm, .005kg
- type:
- ballpoint pen
- credit:
- Miles Martin Pen Company Limited
