Cross
Pens and Ephemera

Celebrating 150 years in business, Cross created this handsome Cross 150th Annviersary pencil. Wait?! This is the pens page, right?! YES! The really cool part about this writing instrument is that it is capable of taking a Cross ballpoint refill. The pencil mechanism unscrews from the barrel of the pen. We include a spare Cross ballpoint refill with this pencil. This is not the sterling silver version of the pencil. 13.8cm.

Matte black with golden trim makes for a handsome pen set at home or work. The fountain pen might be a Cross Century II while the ballpoint is a Cross Century. Each is in good working order without any serious cosmetic flaws. The preowned fountain pen writes a fine-medium line with its golden alloy nib that is very firm. It also comes with a converter. The ballpoint comes with a new blue Cross refill.

We love the two-tone golden trim on this chrome/steel Cross Windsor ballpoint pen. It has a great heft and girth for writing. This one is a little scratched up, but it still works perfectly. Twist the tail cap to advance and retract the working black Cross refill. These pens are so durable and attractive, you can take them anywhere without worrying about them. 13.5cm capped.

Cross Windor pens are a handsome chrome design for those who want durable, dependable writers that are a little thicker and easier to hold than the traditionally skinny Cross Century pens. This is a two-piece set with a ballpoint and a .9mm lead pencil. Each is in excellent working order. The pen comes with a working Cross black refill, and the pencil has an eraser and a couple spare leads. 13.5cm.

Cross Metropolis pens came out in the mid-1990s and really seemed to spruce-up the classic brand's pen line-up. They also were some of the last to be made in the U.S.A. Not made for many years, the pens have developed a cult following in recent years. This black-and-chrome model looks very close to mint condition. Twist the tail cap to advance and retract the working, black Cross refill. 13.3cm capped.

Cross updated its Cross Century pen line with a clipless "For Her." It has a love floral ring around the twist caps on both the ballpoint pen and pencil. Each pen is gold-filled, and neither seems to show much wear from use. The packaging is complete from when new, and this might very well be a New Old Stock set. The ballpoint refill works well, but the mechanism is a little stiff from lack of use. The pencil is in good working order.

We don't know the first thing about this brace of Cross mini pencils. They are very skinny and just about as wide as a tie clip pencil, but they don't have tie clips. The front writing instrument is made of solid sterling silver. It has some dents in the nose cone but it seems to work well. You twist the nose cone to advance or retract the lead that we think is .9mm. Its matching pencil is "1/30 10k Gold RGP." We think that mean Rolled Gold Plating. It works well, too, and there is much less damage or wear to the RGP pencil. Both measure 8.8cm.