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{{Short description|Manufacturing company of writing instruments}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Reynolds Pens India Pvt. Ltd.
| logo = Reynolds pens logo.png
| logo_size = 200
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Writing instrument]]s
| fate = Acquired by Newell Brands, became a [[brand]]
| predecessor = 
| successor = 
| founder = [[Milton Reynolds]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1945}} in [[New York City]]
| hq_location_city = [[Andheri]], [[Mumbai]]
| hq_location_country = [[India]]
| area_served = 
| key_people =
| products = [[Ballpoint pen|ballpoint]], [[gel pen|gel]], [[rollerball pen|rollerball]], and [[fountain pen|fountain]] pens, [[mechanical pencil]]s
| num_employees =
| num_employees_year = 
| owner =
| parent = [[Newell Brands]]
| subsid = Reynolds Pens India <ref name=zauba>[https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/REYNOLDS-PENS-INDIA-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U36991TN1998PTC040913 Reynolds Pens India Private Ltd] on ZaubaCorp</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.reynolds-pens.com/| reynolds-pens.com}}
}}

'''Reynolds Pens India Pvt. Ltd.''' is an [[India]]n manufacturing company of [[writing instrument]]s, mainly [[pen]]s, currently headquartered in [[Andheri]], [[Mumbai]]. The company was established in 1945 by [[Milton Reynolds]] in [[New York City]].

Products commercialized under the Reynolds name include [[ballpoint pen|ballpoint]], [[gel pen|gel]], [[rollerball pen|rollerball]], and [[fountain pen|fountain]] pens, and [[mechanical pencil]]s.

== History ==
In June 1945, Chicago businessman [[Milton Reynolds]] was in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], when he came across the first commercialized ballpoint, the [[László Bíró|Biro pen]].<ref name="ThoughtCo">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/ballpoint-pens-laszlo-biro-4078959|title=How Inventor Laszlo Biro Started the Ballpoint Pens Revolution|work=ThoughtCo|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>

In October 1945, Milton was able to reverse engineer the Biro pen and was the first to manufacture and sell ballpoint pens into the US market. "Reynolds Rocket" pen was introduced at Gimbel’s department store in [[New York City]], selling $100,000 worth of pens on the first day.<ref name="ThoughtCo"/> Demand in 1945 was running 30,000 pens per day, making it America's #1 ballpoint pen.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/64958/origin-story-ballpoint-pen|title=The Origin Story of the Ballpoint Pen|date=2015-06-10|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en}}</ref> However, within three years the price of the pen went from $12.50 to 50¢.

The Reynolds Rocket Pen had a tiny ball bearing that let ink out only when pressed against the item you were writing on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/4083274/ballpoint-pen/|title=Why the Invention of the Ballpoint Pen Was Such a Big Deal|website=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> In advertisements Reynolds claimed it had enough ink to last 15 years without refilling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bittner.com/blog/category/pens/|title=Pens Archives - Bittner Press|website=Bittner Press|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>

In 1947, in a publicity stunt to promote Reynolds' pens Milton Reynolds and William Odom announced they would beat Howard Hughes's [[Howard_Hughes#Round-the-world_flight|round-the-world flight speed record]]. They set a new record time of under 79 hours by flying the "Reynolds Bombshell" around the world while managing to pass out thousands of pens.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/01/25/archives/saw-pens-potential-hailed-by-truman.html|title=Saw Pen's Potential|last=Saxon|first=Wolfgang|date=1976|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
[[File:REYNOLDS 040 pens.jpg|thumb|Reynolds 040 Bold ball pens in blue, red and green]]

[[File:Reynolds pen.jpg|thumb|200px|A Reynolds Racer Gel-II gel pen]]
In 1948, Reynolds expanded overseas and opened Reynolds European, and later in 1959 spun out Reynolds European SA as an independent company focused on non-ferrous metals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://reynolds-european.fr/EN/?page_id=22|title=History - Reynolds European|work=Reynolds European|access-date=2018-04-02|language=fr-FR}}</ref>

The Chicago-based Reynolds Pen Company closed with Milton Reynolds moving to Mexico. The French subsidiary survived as did their [[India]]n licensee.<ref name=zauba/> Later, the French subsidiary would be purchased.

In 2000, Newell Rubbermaid acquired Reynolds Pens France and in 2007, announced they would be closing the French manufacturing plants, causing huge labor union protests.<ref>{{Citation|last=reynoldsfrance|title=REYNOLDS writing instruments France. Delocalization|date=2007-01-27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fq_9PYe-wQ|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>

In May 2016, Reynolds' licensee—GM Pens International—in India decided to end their exclusive contract and stopped making Reynold branded pens, instead choosing to make their own [[Rorito]] brand pen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/business-of-brands/reynolds-pens-indian-licensee-to-go-solo-with-launch-of-rorito-brand/52182932|title=Reynolds Pens' Indian licensee to go solo with launch of Rorito brand - ET BrandEquity|last=www.ETBrandEquity.com|website=ETBrandEquity.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>

The current Reynolds' licensee is Flair Pens. Flair markets and distributes Reynolds pens in India. Reynolds has an R&D facility in Chennai, India. Reynold Pens, along with Paper-Mate and Parker, are brands owned by US based [[Newell Brands]] and are sold in more than 70 countries.

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Newell Brands}}
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Reynolds International Pen Company - Revision history

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