4 5 ▁the ▁company ▁transferred ▁its ▁chain ▁making ▁and ▁cycle ▁co aster ▁hub ▁business ▁to ▁a ▁subs idi ary , ▁Perry ▁Ch ain ▁Co ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁pen ▁business ▁was ▁continued ▁by ▁Perry ▁and ▁Co ▁( P ens ▁division ) ▁Ltd , ▁while ▁Perry ▁and ▁Co ▁( Hold ings ) ▁Ltd ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁parent ▁company , ▁with ▁financial ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁Perry ▁group . ▁ ▁British ▁P ens ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁when ▁H inks ▁Well s ▁& ▁Co ▁and ▁William ▁Mitchell ▁came ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁Ped ig ree ▁Works ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁founded ▁a ▁new ▁company ▁called ▁" B rit ish ▁P ens ", ▁which ▁added ▁C umber land ▁P enc ils ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁staff ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁Jew el ▁Company ▁joined ▁them ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁produce ▁ball point ▁pens . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁British ▁P ens ▁acquired ▁the ▁pen ▁business es ▁of ▁Perry ▁& ▁Co ▁and ▁other ▁manufact ur ers ▁like ▁John ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Gill ott ' s . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁T win lock ▁Group ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" C umber land ▁Graphics " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁By ron ▁Head , ▁the ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁William ▁Mitchell ▁( s ink ers ) ▁and ▁British ▁P ens ▁bought ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁from ▁T win lock ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁company ▁still ▁makes ▁pens ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands