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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.
The Birmingham pen trade evolved in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter and its surrounding area in the 19th century. "Pen" is the old term for what is now generally referred to as a nib, and for over a century the city was the world's leading manufacturer of steel nibs for dip pens , also making nibs in brass, bronze, and other alloys.
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S. S. Pierce storefront (far left), corner of Tremont St. and Court St., Boston, 19th century. In 1831, Pierce and his partner, Eldad Worcester, "started out by wholesaling provisions to the ships that crowded what was then a very busy Boston Harbor, but soon enough Pierce was bartering with ship captains, often exchanging his provisions for the delicacies they would bring to Boston from ...
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Pages in category "19th-century painters of historical subjects" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The American Humorists, (from left), Josh Billings, Mark Twain and Petroleum V. Nasby Shaw was born in Lanesborough, Massachusetts on April 21, 1818. His father was Henry Shaw, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1817 to 1821, [8] [9] and his grandfather Samuel Shaw who also served in the U.S. Congress from 1808 to 1813.