# Paper Mate

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American writing implement company

Paper Mate & Associates Type Subsidiary[1] Industry Stationery Founder Patrick J. Frawley[2] Area served Worldwide Products Ballpoint and gel pens, mechanical pencils, erasers, correction fluids Owner Newell Brands Parent Sanford L.P.

**Paper Mate** is a [division](/source/Division_(business)) of [Sanford L.P.](/source/Sanford_L.P.), a [Newell Brands](/source/Newell_Brands) company that produces [writing instruments](/source/Writing_instrument). Paper Mate's offices are located in Oak Brook, Illinois, along with those of Newell Rubbermaid's other office products divisions.

Its product line includes [ballpoint](/source/Ballpoint_pen) and [gel](/source/Gel_pen) pens, [mechanical pencils](/source/Mechanical_pencils) and wooden [pencils](/source/Pencils), [erasers](/source/Eraser), and [correction fluids](/source/Correction_fluid).

## History

Early in 1941, [Patrick J. Frawley](/source/Patrick_J._Frawley) acquired his first company, a ballpoint pen parts manufacturer that had defaulted on its loan. In 1949, The Frawley Pen Company developed an ink that dried instantly. The pen that delivered this ink was called "The Paper Mate".

In 1951, Frawley sold 4 million pens and had 22 salesmen visit 2,400 stores within six weeks to advertise the ballpoint pen product by testing the ink on retailers' shirts, promising a new $15 shirt if the ink was not able to come off.[3]

In 1955, the Frawley Pen Company was acquired by [The Gillette Company, Inc.](/source/Gillette) for $15.5 million, and formed the basis for the Paper Mate Division of Gillette. Twenty-five years later, in 1980, Gillette acquired [Liquid Paper](/source/Liquid_Paper) and [Waterman](/source/Waterman_pens); with these acquisitions, the Paper Mate Division was changed to the Stationery Products Group. In 1984, a Paper Mate Sharpwriter was featured in the music video for ["Turn Up the Radio"](/source/Turn_Up_the_Radio_(Autograph_song)) by [Autograph](/source/Autograph_(American_band)).

In late 2000, Gillette's stationery products division was purchased by [Newell Rubbermaid](/source/Newell_Rubbermaid)[2][4] and merged with Newell Rubbermaid's [Sanford Brands](/source/Sanford_L.P.) division. As an employee of Paper Mate, Norman Holtzman designed the double heart logo over 50 years ago, and it is still the Paper Mate identity in 2024.

## Products

(Upper): Paper Mate Profile ballpoint pen; (below): some ballpen point details

Paper Mate products are offered in a variety of colors and shapes.[5]

In 1966, the Flair pen was released. The [marker](/source/Marker_pen) is a felt-tipped pen with quick-drying water-based ink.[6]

In 1979, Paper Mate introduced the Eraser Mate or [Erasermate](/source/Erasermate) brand.[7]

In the 1980s, Paper Mate invented the Replay 2000 pen, with erasable ink and a rubber at one end.

In 2010, Paper Mate introduced "environmentally friendly" [biodegradable](/source/Biodegradable) pens, [pencils](/source/Pencils) and erasers.[8]

In 2012, Paper Mate introduced the brand InkJoy.[9]

In 2017, Paper Mate introduced the Clearpoint Color Lead Mechanical Pencil series. [10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Goliath Business: Paper Mate profile](http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000614389-page.html)[Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100811041719/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000614389-page.html) 2010-08-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-history_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-history_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-history_2-2) [Paper Mate History](http://www.papermate.com/pages/about.aspx#) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100926081929/http://papermate.com/pages/about.aspx) 2010-09-26 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** TIME (September 26, 1955). ["CORPORATIONS: The Mighty Pen"](https://time.com/archive/6609991/corporations-the-mighty-pen/). *TIME*. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Gillette Company"](https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/gillette-company). International Directory of Company Histories. (c) 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Paper Mate products as of 2012"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110714023051/http://www.papermate.com/Pages/products.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.papermate.com/Pages/products.aspx) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AboutUs_6-0)** ["About us"](https://www.papermate.com/about-us.html). *Papermate.com*. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Campaign Is Set. For Eraser Mate"](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/25/archives/campaign-is-set-for-eraser-mate.html). *The New York Times*. January 25, 1979. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Paper Mate biodegradable products](http://www.papermate.com/Pages/biodegradeable.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225601/http://www.papermate.com/Pages/biodegradeable.aspx) 2011-07-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Newell Rubbermaid's Paper Mate Brand Revolutionizes Everyday Writing with Global Launch of InkJoy"](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newell-rubbermaids-paper-mate-brand-revolutionizes-everyday-writing-with-global-launch-of-inkjoy-136727733.html). *www.prnewswire.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["About Us"](https://www.papermate.com/about-us.html). *Papermate*. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Paper Mate](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Paper_Mate).

- [Official website](https://www.papermate.com/)

- [The Gillette Company](https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/gillette-company#1G22840700019) at Encyclopedia.com: Paper Mate as part of Gillette (1955 to 2000)

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