Paris-based Societe Bic, parent of Bic Corp., said a New York judge denied its request to bar Sheaffer Inc. from selling the U.S. pen maker to Sheaffer management.
Paris-based Societe Bic, parent of Bic Corp., said a New York judge denied its request to bar Sheaffer Inc. from selling the U.S. pen maker to Sheaffer management.
January 19, 1996 | KIM CAMPBELL, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
With the proliferation of e-mail and cyberchat, people are spending much less time dotting their i's and crossing their t's these days. Ironically, those who make fountain pens say that's one of the reasons their business is thriving. "People want to retain some expression of themselves, and a fountain pen helps them do that," says David Rogers, a vice president of A.T. Cross Co. in Lincoln, R.I.