Tag: fountain pen

This Day, That Year – May 20

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the first blue jeans with copper rivets on this day in 1873. Did you know that: • D. Hyde received a patent for the fountain pen on this day in 1830• Timothy Olyphant is an American actor born on this day in 1968• James Stewart was an American actor […]

This Day, That Year – January 7

William Purvis received a patent for a fountain pen on this day in 1890. Did you know that: • A typewriter was patented by Englishman Henry Mill on this day in 1714• The Marconi International Marine Communication Company established “CQD” as the first international radio distress signal on this day in 1904• A patent was […]

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