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Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association Company Profile

WIMA is the national trade association of the pen, pencil, marker and eraser industry. Formed in 1943, WIMA promotes the interests of the writing instrument industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico. To learn more about WIMA and National Handwriting Day, visit http://www.wima.org.

News from Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association:

Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association Celebrates the History-Shaping Power of the Handwritten Word on John Hancock’s Birthday, Jan. 23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2010 — The first signature on the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 was also the most recognizable: that of John Hancock. To honor the influence handwriting has had on American history, the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA, http://www.wima.org) has declared Hancock's birthday, Jan. 23, National Handwriting Day. "Throughout history, handwritten […]