William B. Purvis was an
William B. Purvis was an American inventor, best known for his patented improvements to the fountain pen in Purvis was born in Pennsylvania to Joseph and Sarah Purvis on August 12, , as one of eight children. William B. Purvis (12 August William B. Purvis (12 August – 10 August ) [1] was an African-American inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late 19th-century. His inventions included improvements on paper bags, an updated fountain pen design, improvement to the hand stamp, and a close-conduit electric railway system.
Today I saw an William Purvis of Philadelphia invented and patented improvements to the fountain pen in 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.".
William B. Purvis was an Once upon a time in Black Entrepreneur History lived an African American man named William B. Purvis who went on to become a serial inventor, inventing paper bag improvements, the fountain pen, hand stamp and even a close-conduit electric railway system.
Black inventor William Purvis William B. Purvis, born August 12, , was an inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late s. His inventions included improvements on paper bags, an updated fountain pen design, improvement to the hand stamp, and a close-conduit electric railway system.
William B. Purvis, born William Purvis - Improved Fountain Pen - patent #, 1/7/ 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.
Purvis did when he patented William B. Purvis was a black inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late s. His inventions included an updated fountain pen design, improvement to the hand stamp, and a close-conduit electric railway system.
On this day, William Purvis was African-American inventor. He was granted several patents, including for a paper-bag-making machine, hand stamp, electric railway switch, and bag fastener, as well as improvements to the fountain pen.