The ballpoint pen

People went to Gimbels to buy a ballpoint pen because

• they couldn’t get them anywhere else.

• they had been told how good the pens were.

• they had never seen a ballpoint pen before.

• they thought the price was good.

Why were early ballpoint pens not produced commercially?

• Nobody wanted to buy one

• It cost too much to produce them.

• They used too much ink.

• They didn’t work properly.

Why was Ladislas Biro’s pen better than earlier models?

• It didn’t need to be filled with ink as often.

• It was designed by a chemist.

• The ink stayed in the pen until it was needed.

• It was easier to use.

Biro’s first commercially-produced pen

• was produced in a factory owned by the Argentinian president.

• only worked if used in a certain way.

• was a major success.

• went on sale in 1944.

Patrick Frawley’s pen

• was a better version of an earlier model.

• took time to become successful.

• was the USA’s first commercially successful ballpoint pen.

• was only successful in the USA.