type private industry accessory optical founded providence ri united states 1846 founder richard cross headquarters lincoln ri united states area served united states europe key people russell a. boss chairman robert baird ceo products writing instruments stationery accessories revenue us 158.3 million 2010 operating income us 9.32 million 2010 net income us 6.37 million 2010 total assets us 144.63 million 2010 total equity us 72.47 million 2010 number of employees 930 2010 website www.cross.com a. t. cross is a traded nasdaq atx american company that competes in the fine writing instrument and journal businesses . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 products 4 references 5 external links overview edit cross manufactures and distributes fine writing instruments journals and accessories worldwide . history edit the company was founded in 1846 in providence rhode island and initially manufactured gold and silver casings for pencils reflecting the cross family s history as jewelers . the company was founded by richard cross who passed it on to his son alonzo t. cross . the company developed many innovative new writing instruments including forerunners of the modern mechanical pencils and the earliest stylographic pens . after trading on the nasdaq for five years under the now defunct symbol atx the company was sold to clarion capital partners llc in 2013 . 1 products edit an a.t. cross fountain pen with the distinctive cross lettering on its nib . cross is well known for its writing instrument lines beginning with mechanical pencils and produced the first stylographic a technological forerunner of the modern ball point pen pens in 1879 . the current product line includes fountain pens ballpoint pens gel pens and mechanical pencils . 2 the first cross fountain pens were likely produced in 1930 but not again until the 1980s . cross writing instruments are generally sold in the mid range of the market rather than the extreme luxury end . however they became a must have accessory for the rising professional during the 1970s and 1980s . citation needed the company also manufactures a range of wristwatches cufflinks desk accessories and leather goods such as pen cases portfolios and other items often targeted at the gift market . in late 1997 cross and ibm teamed up to introduce a digital writing pad called the crosspad which was discontinued in 2004 . 3 references edit clarion capital partners cross pens & pencils official site crosspad product support external links edit cross official usa website cross official uk website v t e fountain pen manufacturers by country australia curtis australia brazil crown canada andr juillet china baoer beifa hero jinhao croatia toz penkala czech republic koh i noor hardtmuth france bic cartier guy laroche herm s j. herbin jean pierre l pine maped pierre cardin r cife st dupont yves saint laurent germany diplomat faber castell garant graf von faber castell kaweco lamy montblanc online pelikan rotring schneider schwan stabilo senator staedtler india camlin chelpark luxor italy aurora columbus delta marlen montegrappa omas stipula visconti japan nakaya namiki ohto pentel pilot platinum sailor tombow uni ball zebra poland zenith portugal mab viarco russia krasin stamm spain inoxcrom sweden ballograf switzerland caran d ache turkey adel scrikss united kingdom ajoto conway stewart dunhill onoto twiss pens worcester pen company yard o led united states bexley broadwell sudios cross esterbrook eversharp krone paper mate parker sheaffer waterman wearever retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title a. t. cross company & oldid 733596315 categories fountain pen and ink manufacturerscompanies established in 1846companies based in rhode island1846 establishments in rhode islandhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 8 august 2016 at 21 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view