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."[1]
A counterpen 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...
Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen (French: [maʁin lə pɛn]; born 5 August 1968) is a French lawyer and politician who ran for the French presidency in 2012, 2017...
ceiling fans, keychains, and as retaining chains for things such as counterpens, and dogtag chains. Typical width is Size #3, or 2.4mm steel ball chain...
pencils and pens. Some of them have been unmodified versions of conventional writing instruments; others have been invented specifically to counter the problems...
In Japanese, counter words or counters (助数詞, josūshi) are measure words used with numbers to count things, actions, and events. Counters are added directly...
her contract with the FCBR, but she has not received any other counter-propositions. Le Pen accused the banks of collusion with the government. In April...
services A trick in pen spinning, in which the pen spins counter-clockwise between two fingers, as opposed to charge, in which pen spins clockwise A process...
tracking Force points (counters, pen and paper, or a twenty sided die) damage counters build counters (can be the same as damage counters) Pyramid Strategy...
reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and special reconnaissance. Much...
Raven cellblocks. Camp F has four minimum custody dormitories and the "Dog Pen", which houses 11 minimum custody inmates. All of the prisoners housed in...
defeated Marine Le Pen and was re-elected as President of France. Macron, from La République En Marche! (LREM), had defeated Le Pen, leader of the National...
officer and counter-insurgency expert who "was widely regarded on both sides of the Atlantic as the world's leading expert on countering the Mao Tse-tung...
boxes, or other symbols instead of Hàn-jī, Pe̍h-ōe-jī and Tâi-lô. For counter word, the colloquial set of Hokkien numerals system is used with the exception...
avocational websites, as well as lecture series, training workshops and counter-cult conferences. Christians have applied theological criteria to assess...
The 1895 Wilcox rebellion, or the Counter-Revolution of 1895 was a brief war from January 6 to January 9, 1895, that consisted of three battles on the...
languages: Burmese numerical classifiers Hokkien counter word Japanese counter word Korean counter word Vietnamese classifier All examples given in this...
for his associations with "counter-revolutionary organizations." Liu was released in November 2004. Liu was awarded the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to...
optical rather than magnetic means, the readers will be unable to distinguish pen ink from pre-printed magnetic ink; these changes allow cheques to be printed...