The company developed many innovative new writing instruments, including forerunners of the modern mechanical pencils, and the earliest stylographic pens.

[1] After trading on the NASDAQ for five years (under the now-defunct symbol ATX), the company was sold in 2013 to Clarion Capital Partners, LLC,[6] but it retained its headquarters in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

[5] The new headquarters, measuring about 4200 square feet,[5] is located at The Foundry, the former Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company Complex at 299 Promenade Street in Providence.

This was a significantly smaller building, as the company moved to a hybrid work from home scheme due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[11] While an official Cross–White House program was begun under president Bill Clinton, the tradition goes back to at least the administration of Gerald Ford.

[12] Joe Biden returned the tradition of Cross Pens to the White House, favoring the same model as Obama, the Century II Rollerball in a black lacquer finish with 23-karat gold-plated appointments.

[1] The company also manufactures a range of wristwatches, cufflinks, desk accessories and leather goods such as pen cases, portfolios, and other items often targeted at the gift market.