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Bic Cristal

The Bic Cristal (stylised as BiC Cristal and also known as the Bic Biro) is an inexpensive, disposable ballpoint pen mass-produced and sold by Société Bic of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It was introduced in 1950 and is the best-selling pen in the world, with the 100 billionth sold in September 2006. It has become the archetypal ballpoint pen and is…

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Inception
1950; 76 years ago (1950)
Inventor
Marcel Bich

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related to history · 50
Bic Cristal → Accessoires, Argentina, Atomic, Between, Bic, Bic Cristal's, BICGroup, Bich, Biro, Biro Pens, Biro’s, British Air Force, Budapest International Fair, Bíró, Clichy, Cristal, December, During, Décolletage Plastique, Early Bic
related to Design · 14
Bic Cristal → Bic, BIC Cristal UP, Bic Cristal's, In, It, Its, Modern Art, MoMA, New York City, Polypropylene, Since, The, The Museum, These
related to Spin-offs · 14
Bic Cristal → Amazon, Bic, Bic For Her, Bridget Christie, Can, Colours, Edinburgh, Ellen DeGeneres, Failure, Her, In, Museum, The, We've
related to External links · 11
Bic Cristal → May, Modern ArtEveryday Icon, Museum, Official, Phaidon Press, Société BICBic Cristal, The BIC Biro Archived, This Pen Changed The, Wayback Machine, World, YouTubeEAN
Inception · 1
Bic Cristal → 1950; 76 years ago (1950)
Inventor · 1
Bic Cristal → Marcel Bich
Website · 1
Bic Cristal → www.bicworld.com/en/our-products/stationery

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pen bic cristal design ink world bich sold ballpoint pens cap 1950 product barrel biro société museum modern also used

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Bic CristalInception1950; 76 years ago (1950)1.00infobox
Bic CristalInventorMarcel Bich1.00infobox
Bic CristalWebsitewww.bicworld.com/en/our-products/stationery1.00infobox
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignThe Museum0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignModern Art0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignNew York City0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignMoMA0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignBic Cristal's0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignIts0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignThe0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignBIC Cristal UP0.60section
Bic Cristalrelated to DesignBic0.60section

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