Paper Mate is a division of Sanford L.P. , a Newell Brands company that produces writing instruments . Paper Mate's offices are located in Oak Brook, Illinois, along with those of Newell Rubbermaid's other office products divisions.
7-630: Erasermate (known as the Replay in Europe and Brazil) is an erasable pen introduced by the Paper Mate division of the Gillette Company in 1979. The original Erasermate pen was a refillable ballpoint pen fitted with a replaceable eraser . A disposable version called Erasermate 2 was subsequently introduced, with an appearance similar to the non-erasable Write Bros. stick pen, except for
14-610: A ballpoint pen parts manufacturer that had defaulted on its loan. In 1949, The Frawley Pen Company developed an ink that dried instantly. The pen that delivered this ink was called "The Paper Mate". In 1955, the Frawley Pen Company was acquired by The Gillette Company, Inc. for $ 15.5 million, and formed the basis for the Paper Mate Division of Gillette. Twenty-five years later, in 1980, Gillette acquired Liquid Paper and Waterman ; with these acquisitions,
21-399: A slightly larger girth, and of course the black eraser, affixed to the pen's cap. The eraser, similar to that of a standard no. 2 pencil, was about 5 mm in diameter, and 10 mm in length. The eraser was held in place by the force exerted by the cylindrical recess of the pen cap. The eraser could be removed, but replacing it required more effort. Erasermates come in blue, black and red ink , with
28-707: Is still the Paper Mate identity in 2024. Paper Mate products are offered in a variety of colors and shapes. In 1966, the Flair pen was released. The marker is a felt-tipped pen with quick–drying water–based ink. In 1979, Paper Mate introduced the Eraser Mate or Erasermate brand. In the 1980s, Paper Mate invented the Replay 2000 pen, with erasable ink and a rubber at one end. In 2010, Paper Mate introduced "environmentally friendly" biodegradable pens, pencils and erasers. In 2012, Paper Mate introduced
35-570: The Paper Mate Division was changed to the Stationery Products Group. In 1984, a Paper Mate Sharpwriter was featured in the music video for "Turn Up the Radio" by Autograph . In late 2000, Gillette's stationery products division was purchased by Newell Rubbermaid and merged with Newell Rubbermaid's Sanford Brands division. As an employee of Paper Mate, Norman Holtzman designed the double heart logo over 50 years ago, and it
42-519: The pen's exterior often matching the color of its ink. In 1979/80 Paper Mate introduced two retractable versions of the Erasermate; called the TW200 and TW400, they carried retail prices of $ 7.50 and $ 9.50 respectively. The TW name was possibly used to signify "twist", as both the ink cartridge and the eraser would retract by twisting the pen tip, which clicked into place when fully exposed. To close,
49-614: The user would twist it the other direction hiding the ink and eraser inside the pen's body. The erasable ink took over a decade to develop. It contains rubber cement and needs to be pressurized slightly for continuous flow during use. A positive consequence of this pressure is that writing is possible through a wider range of paper to pen angle than with non-erasable ballpoint pens . Paper Mate Its product line includes ballpoint and gel pens, mechanical pencils and wooden pencils , erasers , and correction fluids . Early in 1941, Patrick J. Frawley acquired his first company,
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