{{Short description|Pen designed to be affixed to a counter or table}} [[File:HK CWB 銅鑼灣廣場 Causeway Bay Plaza shop HSBC branch counter ball pen July 2021 SS2.jpg|thumb|Pens at a bank counter in Hong Kong]] A '''counter pen''' is a pen designed to be affixed to the counter or table of an institution, such as a bank or a post office, typically by a chain, ball chain or plastic cord, making it less likely that the pen will be accidentally or purposefully removed.

A 1938 issue of ''The Bankers Monthly'' describes the concept: "The pen also gives a better write than the ordinary counter pen. The ink stand cannot be stolen, for it is fastened to the counter or desk. Besides, a chain between pen and stand prevents anyone from wandering away with the pen."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Bankers Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LloWAQAAMAAJ|year=1938|publisher=Rand McNally|page=591}}</ref>

==See also== * List of pen types, brands and companies

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