The Black InventorWilliam Purvis :
The Black InventorWilliam Purvis
William Purvis Philadelphia was a famous black inventor. William Purvis made the fountain pen. There’s a picture of it in the lower right hand side. :
William Purvis Philadelphia was a famous black inventor. William Purvis made the fountain pen. There’s a picture of it in the lower right hand side.
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. Thing about the Fountain Pen? . . William was a resident of Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
What makes him extra great is that he did not just stop at the fountain pen,
he made the fountain pen and more. His other inventions are:
Patented bag machines, a bag fastener, a hand stamp,
an electric railway device, an electric railway switch,
edge cutter on aluminum box, cling wrap, and wax
paper boxes.