W. B. Purvis realized how much of an inconvenience it was to have to carry around a bottle of ink whenever you needed to sign a contract or fill out legal papers. He therefore decided to do something about it.
On January 7, 1890, Purvis received a patent for the fountain pen. The pen eliminated the need for an ink bottle by storing ink within a reservoir within the pen which is then fed to the pen's tip. Of his accomplishment, Purvis said, "the object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, and inexpensive construction of a fountain pen adapted to general use and which may be carried in the pocket." The creation of the fountain pen has made office work cleaner and less expensive for businesses all over the world.
1890
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W. T. Cowles House was created in 1897.
You can write to a CDR once. A CDR-W can be erased and rewritten over and over.
Bipin Chandra was awarded the John W. Kluge prize.
1874
the year 1948
1890
W. B. Purvis in well known for the invention of the fountain pen. He also patented several improvements to his important invention.
When was Walter B. Purvis born
ALSTON W. PURVIS has written: 'DUTCH GRAPHIC DESIGN: A CENTURY OF INNOVATION'
There is no historic record of W. B. Purvis except that he was an African-American inventor who filed numerous patents with the US Patent Office between 1884 and 1897, including an improved form of the fountain pen.
Likely in the 1850's. There is no historic record of W. B. Purvis except that he was an African-American inventor who filed numerous patents with the US Patent Office between 1884 and 1897, including an improved form of the fountain pen.
Likely in the 1850's. There is no historic record of W. B. Purvis except that he was an African-American inventor who filed numerous patents with the US Patent Office between 1884 and 1897, including an improved form of the fountain pen.
O. W. Purvis has written: 'Checklist of lichens of Great Britain and Ireland' -- subject(s): Lichens
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