William b purvis biography hand stamps

          William B. Purvis was an American inventor, best known for his patented improvements to the fountain pen in

        1. William B. Purvis was an American inventor, best known for his patented improvements to the fountain pen in
        2. William B. Purvis (12 August – 10 August ) was an African-American inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late s.
        3. William B. Purvis (12 August – 10 August ) was an African-American inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late 19th-century.
        4. William B. Purvis was an inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late s including an updated fountain pen design.
        5. He patented an improved hand stamp that featured a unique ink-distribution mechanism.

          6. William B. Purvis (12 August – 10 August ) was an African-American inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late 19th-century.!

          William B. Purvis

          African-American inventor

          William B.

          Purvis

          Born(1838-08-12)August 12, 1838

          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

          DiedAugust 10, 1914(1914-08-10) (aged 75)

          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

          Known forInventions
          Parents
          RelativesJames Forten (grandfather),
          Charlotte Vandine Forten (grandmother),
          Robert Purvis (uncle),
          Margaretta Forten (aunt),
          Harriet Forten Purvis (aunt)

          William B.

          Purvis (12 August 1838 – 10 August 1914)[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.

          Life

          William B. Purvis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, into a wealthy and influential family, one of the eight children of Joseph Purvis, a gentleman farmer and Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis, noted poet.

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