JULY 15, 2018, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: DANIEL HELTON William B. Purvis was an American inventor, best known for his patented improvements to the fountain pen in 1890. Purvis was born in Pennsylvania to Joseph and Sarah Purvis on August 12, 1838, as one of eight children. He was related to two prominent anti-slavery activists; his grandfather on his mother’s side, […]

WILLIAM B. PURVIS (1838-1914)