The Scripto Satellite was a $1.95 ballpoint pen that wrote up to two years without a refill. Truly atomic! The pens were designed to help celebrate the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. Scripto's other "firsts" included Fluidlead in 1955, a pencil that wrote like a pen using liquid graphite. Soon, Parker Pens developed a similar product called Liquid Lead. The two companies agreed to share their formulas rather than go to court.
Scripto is an American company that was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1923 by Monie A. Ferst. Originally known as the M.A. Ferst Company, the name was changed to Scripto, Latin for "I write." At one time the largest producer of writing instruments in the world, they now produce butane lighters. Through the typical maze of corporate takeovers, the name was again changed to Scripto, USA in 2006.
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