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 […]
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