Speedball (art products)
| Formerly | C. Howard Hunt Pen Co. (1899–c. 1969) Hunt Manufacturing Co. (c. 1969–97) Speedball (1997–present) |
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| Company type | Private (LLC) |
| Industry | Stationery Visual arts |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Founder | C. Howard Hunt |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | George Bartol (1903–17) George Bartol Jr. (1917–69) George Bartol III (1956–?) |
| Products | Art materials Writing implements Printmaking |
| Revenue | $20 to $50 million |
| Website | speedballart.com |
Speedball is a US manufacturing company of stationery and art products, based in Statesville, North Carolina. The company was originally established as the "C. Howard Hunt Pen Company" in 1899, to manufacture dip pens.
Over the years, and throughout the acquisition of other companies, Hunt expanded its range of product to stationery, office supplies, and even furniture. After major restructuring and divestiture in the 1990s, Hunt sold its fine art product lines, which became Speedball Art Products Co., L.L.C. in 1997, originally a brand of pen launched by the company in 1915.
Speedball currently produces and markets a wide range of products that include printmaking, writing implements and art materials.