CROSS FOUNTAIN PEN. Black matte resin barrel and silver ornamentation. Limited edition. Palladium nib. F tip. Click cap. Cartridge loading. No box. Unused. Measurements: 14 cm. length. Richard Cross, was a passionate advocate of writing as an art form: a personally rewarding experience worthy of distinguished and expertly crafted tools. When he established AT Cross Company in Providence, Rhode Island in 1846, he became the leader of the first American manufacturer of fine writing instruments. Richard's son, Alonzo Townsend Cross, shared his father's visionary outlook and soon began revolutionizing the writing industry with his patented inventions. Today, Cross is a global innovator manufacturing some of the world's highest performing and most widely recognized pens for distribution in 140 countries. Through inventive design techniques, exacting attention to detail and our renowned jewelry-quality craftsmanship, we continue to build on our history with products for the way we live and work today.