Inventors
William
Purvis
William Purvis of Philadelphia invented
and patented improvements to the fountain
pen in 1890. William Purvis made several improvements to the fountain
pen in order to make a "more durable, inexpensive, and better pen to carry
in the pocket." Purvis used an elastic tube between the pen nib and the
ink reservoir that used a suction action to return any excess ink to the
ink reservoir, reducing ink spills and increasing the longevity of the
ink. Fountain pens were first patented as early as 1809.
William
Purvis - Improved Fountain Pen - patent #419,065 1/7/1890
William Purvis also invented several
other inventions including two machines for making paper bags (which Purvis
sold to the Union Paper Bag Company of New York), a bag fastener, a self-inking
hand stamp, and several devices for electric railroads. His first paper
bag machine (patent #293,353) created satchel bottom type bags in an improved
volume and greater automation than previous machines.
William
Purvis - Bag fastener - patent #256,856 4/25/1882
William
Purvis - Hand stamp - patent #273,149 2/27/1883
William
Purvis - Electric railway - patent #519,291 5/1/1894
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