William B. Purvis –

Fountain Pen Inventor

William B. Purvis was born to a wealthy and affluent family on Aug 12, 1838, in Philadelphia, PA. Between 1884 and 1897 William received several patents. Those include a bag machine and a bag fastener. He also patented a hand stamp and an electric railway device. Additionally, he invented an electric railway switch and a magnetic car balancing device.

His most notable patent came on Jan 7, 1890, when he patented the fountain pen. After seeing a need to sign documents outside the office and at home, he created an inexpensive pen to be carried in the pocket. No longer was there a need to carry the ink well and pen itself, only the less expensive foundation pen. By doing so he changed the face of how offices run to this very day.

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