Budget hawks misleadingly claimed that (*) NASA spent one million dollars on one of these devices patented by Paul C. Fisher in 1965 that Jerry reluctantly takes as a gift from Jack Klompus on an episode of Seinfeld.  
In 1888, John J. Loud invented one of these things that was only useful in the leather industry and was thus quickly forgotten.  The inventor of one of these things was inspired by children rolling a marble near a Budapest cafÃ© and is remembered on September 29th, Inventor's Day, in Argentina.  Ethel Mertz boasted that "not even Fred could get his hands messy" with one of these things that had a Touchdown feature known as the Snorkel.  Budget hawks misleadingly claimed that (*) NASA spent one million dollars on one of these devices patented by Paul C. Fisher in 1965 that Jerry reluctantly takes as a gift from Jack Klompus on an episode of Seinfeld.  Laszlo Biro invented one of these devices.  One of the most famous of these devices is the Le Grand by Mont Blanc.  For 10 points, name these devices which come in fountain and ballpoint varieties.
In 1888, John J. Loud invented one of these things that was only useful in the leather industry and was thus quickly forgotten.  
 ballpoint pen [or ball pen or astronaut pen or space pen; accept biro before mentioned]