The Fountain Pen Patent Archive

The instruments that put ink under pressure

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Patent drawing sheet showing several dip pens fitted with adjustable elastic finger and thumb plates (A, B, C) held by sliding rings, alongside enlarged views of nib blanks with thickened points and arched slits, a channel-style ink feeder, and a hand gripping a plated pen holder; a second sheet shows a mechanical stamping apparatus (Fig. 11) used to form the nib blanks and detail views of the upper and lower dies.MODE OF MAKING METALLIC PENS OR INSTRUMENTS FOR WRITING.Henry Christopher Windle, Joseph Gillott, and Stephen Morris · March 21, 1838A technical patent drawing showing an assembled steel dip pen with a pointed nib and wooden handle, alongside separate detail views of the two-piece steel nib, the tubular holder with set screws, and cross-sections showing internal pivot mechanisms.STEEL WRITING-PEN.David Thomas · July 3, 1840Patent drawing sheet showing a hinged rectangular writing-guide frame with glass panel, a spherical sponge holder, a cylindrical roller drier, and several quill and metallic fountain pens with folded sheath plates and nibs.ART OF WRITING BY A CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNTAIN-PEN ADAPTED TO WRITING ON A GUIDE FORMED OF GROUND GLASS, &c.William Davison · October 9, 1841Patent drawingMETALLIC PENTimothy Alden · December 12, 1842Line drawing of a slender tapering pen labeled Fig. 1, showing a long handle marked A, a ferrule marked B near the tip, and a coiled spiral wire cone marked C ending in a fine point a; beside it Fig. 2 shows a cutaway cross-section of the same tip revealing the internal check point b nested within the spiral wire cone.MANIFOLD-LETTER WRITER.Jesse K. Park · November 13, 1844Technical patent drawing showing five magnified views of pen nibs, some assembled from separate pieces labeled A and B, with curved points marked C illustrating a rightward deflection near the tip.METALLIC PEN.William Fife · August 29, 1848Line drawings of an 1848 fountain-pen holder showing an exterior view with cap and nib, an internal longitudinal cross-section revealing the india-rubber ink bag and cap-tube spring plug, a small cross-section of the bag recess, alternate cylindrical holder designs, close-up front and edge views of the quill nib with metal tip, and a separate india-rubber bulb ink pump.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PEN HOLDERS AND NIBSAzel S. Lyman and Matthias W. Baldwin · September 19, 1848Six diagrams labeled 1 through 6 showing the progressive shaping of a gold pen nib, from a flat blank with a slot marked A, through curved forms with an open slit marked B, to a finished closed nib marked C at the tip.METALLIC PEN.Matthew S. Fife · April 3, 1849Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen showing a full perspective view with nib and cap (Fig. 1), a longitudinal cross-section revealing an internal conical valve and wire (Fig. 2), and small end-on views of the threaded cap and feed mechanism (Figs. 3-5).IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.David O. Macomber · August 28, 1849Patent drawing showing eleven figures of an early two-part ink fountain device, including a steel pen tip, a tracing pen, a hair-pencil brush, sectional views revealing an internal guiding pin, and long and short tubular handles.IMPROVEMENT IN INK-FOUNTAINSElijah Jordan · November 20, 1849Patent drawing showing a fountain pen labeled 'READY WRITER' in full assembled view, plus cross-sections and detail views of the internal rod, conical valves, spring, and slide mechanism inside the hollow pen holder.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN PEN-HOLDERSCharles Cleveland · June 1, 1852Six technical line drawings show a metal dip pen nib in flat blank form and bent form, with labeled parts including ribs, slots, side spring plates, nib, and shank, plus a final drawing of a full pen holder with the nib flexing under writing pressure.METALLIC PEN.Myer Phineas · July 12, 1853Three technical line drawings of an elongated pointed metallic pen shaft attached to a holder, with one view sliced open to reveal an internal spiral spring and plates, and small projecting lips labeled c near the tip.PEN.W. R. Glover · August 1, 1854A patent drawing sheet showing multiple views of an early hard-rubber fountain pen, including its cap, nib, feeding-tube with internal spring, and a full-length assembled pen labeled Fig. 15 with reservoir tube, piston rod, and pointed nib.IMPROVED FOUNTAIN-PENNewell A. Prince · January 23, 1855A patent drawing of an early fountain pen shown in longitudinal cross-section, illustrating a cylindrical handle with a removable cap, an internal ink bag connected to a tapering tube with a spring-loaded valve and pressable key, and a lower holder containing a sponge that feeds ink to the pointed nib, with a protective outer case sheathing the assembly.FOUNTAIN-PENHugh K. McClelland · April 17, 1855Patent drawing showing four views of a 19th-century fountain pen holder: an assembled pen with nib and barrel labeled A, E, and I; a sectional cutaway showing internal tubes D, F, and G; an exploded view of separated parts B, C, E, F, G, H; and the pen with its protective cover I in place.FOUNTAIN-PENGeo. W. White · September 4, 1855A technical patent drawing showing a fountain pen nib with a notched heel (labeled A, B, C, D, E), a matching notched feeding-tube (A', B', T), a cylindrical main reservoir-tube (R to L), and a cross-section of the assembled pen with piston-rod and piston-head (P, M, N) inside the barrel.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.Newell A. Prince · December 25, 1855Three line drawings of a metal dip pen: a top view showing a bent-over spring tab forming an ink reservoir near the split nib, an unfolded version of the same pen blank with the tab still projecting outward, and a side profile view of the finished pen showing its slight upward curve.METALLIC PENMyer Phineas · February 5, 1856Patent drawing of an 1856 fountain pen showing six figures: an assembled pen and case, a cutaway with internal piston and rod, separate case sections, and detailed close-ups of the nib and slide-valve mechanism at the pen tip.IMPROVED FOUNTAIN-PENHenry A. Brown and James Wiley · February 19, 1856Patent drawing of an early fountain pen showing a long tapered tube with a cap and internal rod at top, an ink reservoir plate and nib at the bottom, with two small detail views of the piston's underside labeled Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.FOUNTAIN-PENA. F. Warren and C. M. H. Warren · March 11, 1856A patent drawing showing a long slender pen holder tapering to a split metal nib, with three smaller detail views illustrating a slide-on collar with two curved metal tongues attached near the pen point.METALLIC PENAlphonso Craytey · July 1, 1856Technical patent drawing showing a slender fountain pen with an internal sliding feed-tube mechanism, valve-seat, and metallic nib, illustrated in six labeled cross-sectional and external views.IMPROVED FOUNTAIN-PENAustin G. Day · July 29, 1856Patent drawing of a cylindrical fountain pen with a slitted tapering metal point, showing an assembled outside view, an end view, a cross-section revealing an internal ink reservoir and cap, and a detached tube with the point spread open into separate nibs.FOUNTAIN-PENNelson B. Slayton · August 26, 1856Patent drawing showing four labeled diagrams (Figs. 1-4) of a hinged writing pen with a handle, ferrule, hinged arms, wedge piece, and spring mechanism, culminating in a pointed nib tip.WRITING-PENJohn F. Reeve · January 27, 1857Patent drawing showing five views labeled A through E of an early fountain pen: the assembled pen (A), a sectional view revealing internal parts (B), the central guide rod with a coiled spring (C), a small threaded cap (D), and a protective shield for the pen's point (E).FOUNTAIN-PEN.Joseph C. Silvy · January 27, 1857Patent drawing showing a disassembled 19th-century fountain pen with labeled parts including barrel sections, quill conductor, nib, and small hardware components like screws and disks.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSCharles Adolphus Rosefield · May 12, 1857Four small line drawings show a metal pen nib blank with slots cut into its sides, the curved pen body, a separate spring piece with a bow-shaped end, and the fully assembled pen with the spring fitted over the back of the nib.METALLIC PENF. A. Wait · July 7, 1857Patent drawing showing a cylindrical fountain pen with an internal rod-and-valve mechanism, a sliding outer sleeve, a screw-in nib holder with two pivoted side plates, and a protective cap tube, along with detail views of the serrated cut-off valve and the nib assembly.FOUNTAIN-PEN.A. F. Warren · October 6, 1857Patent drawing showing a hand-held cylindrical paint reservoir with a plunger rod ending in a finger loop, connected to a tapering quadrilateral pen with an adjustable side and screw collar, plus detail views of the internal slotted feeder plates and a separate beam attachment with a sliding center pin for drawing circular stripes.IMPROVED PAINTER'S STRIPING-INSTRUMENT.James J. McCormick and George Crossingham · November 24, 1857Patent drawing showing a hollow cylindrical pen holder labeled A above, and below it an assembled writing implement with a brush labeled B inserted into a holder labeled A, tapering to a pen point labeled C with nib details e and g.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSEbenezer Mathers · December 4, 1860Technical patent drawing of a dip pen with an ink reservoir attachment clasped to its underside, shown in full assembled view (Fig. 1) and in several detail cross-sections of the nib, valves, and clasping sides (Figs. 2-9).FOUNTAIN-PENG. W. Woolley · December 4, 1860Patent drawing of an 1861 fountain pen showing an external perspective view with a pointed nib and threaded grip attached to a small funnel, alongside a longitudinal cross-section revealing an internal conducting rod, valve, and piston mechanism running the length of the pen holder.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSP. C. Clark · February 5, 1861Technical patent drawing of a nineteenth-century fountain pen holder showing a nib labeled A, a tubular holder B, and an adjustable spoon-shaped tongue C with a convex guide g, illustrated from side, top, and bottom views along with a detached close-up of the tongue mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN RULING-GUIDES FOR FOUNTAIN-PENS.Isaac H. Hobbs · February 19, 1861Two hand-drawn diagrams of a curved metallic pen nib: Fig. 1 shows a full perspective view with an inserted plate labeled B projecting from the slit, and Fig. 2 shows a detached side view of the same plate with its slot labeled b.IMPROVEMENT IN METALLIC PENS.Richard Griswold · May 20, 1862Two patent drawings of a 19th-century fountain pen: Figure 1 shows a hand holding the assembled pen with a tapering nib, and Figure 2 shows a cutaway internal view revealing a central rod, conical stopper, rocking lever, spring, and air-vent plug mechanism inside a tubular case.FOUNTAIN-PENJoseph Weller · September 29, 1863A patent drawing showing a hand holding a fountain pen writing on paper, with detailed cross-section and valve component diagrams labeled with letters A through h.FOUNTAIN-PENG. J. Nolty · April 26, 1864Patent drawing of a slender tapered tool resembling a fountain pen, with a threaded cap and small air hole at the top, an internal rod running to a pointed tip, and accompanying cross-section and end-view diagrams labeled with letters A through i.CLOTH-DOTTER.Sylvanus S. Gould · May 30, 1865Patent drawing of an 1865 fountain pen showing the assembled instrument, an internal cross-section revealing a sliding tubular feeder and thimble-like stopper, and detail views of the spoon-shaped feeder tip that contacts the underside of the nib.FOUNTAIN-PENGeorge F. Hawkes · October 17, 1865Patent drawing of an 1865 fountain pen showing an exterior perspective view (Fig. 1) with a threaded cap, tapered barrel, and nib assembly, and a sectional side view (Fig. 2) revealing the internal ink fountain, pipe, lever, and spring mechanism labeled with letters A through S.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Levi M. Sandford, James P. Beebe · November 21, 1865Line drawing of a dip pen nib showing an S-shaped curve between shank and point, with labeled flanges and cross-sections illustrating its construction.WRITING-PEN.Samuel Warrington · July 24, 1866Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen showing an elevation view and two cross-sections revealing an internal ink reservoir, hinged nib disk, rod, and air-cushion valve mechanism.FOUNTAIN-PENGeorge Rudolph Metten · October 9, 1866Two patent drawings of a conical mucilage bottle fitted with a metal cap and tube through which a small brush can be extended or retracted via a spring and hinged lever cap.MUCILAGE-BOTTLE.A. M. Olds · June 25, 1867Patent drawing of a bell-shaped mucilage bottle with an internal brush on a wire rod that can be drawn up through the neck for use or retracted down into the mucilage, shown in four labeled cross-section figures with hand-lettered part markers (a, b, c, f, g, h, i, k) and a signed inventor's name at the bottom.IMPROVEMENT IN MUCILAGE-HOLDERS.William W. Beach · July 9, 1867A sequence of six technical line drawings showing the underside plan and longitudinal cross-sections of a 19th-century fountain pen holder, each labeled with letters marking the reservoir, elastic tube, distributing tube, nib, and thumb-plate components.RESERVOIR PEN-HOLDERJohn Darling · September 3, 1867A diagonal cross-section drawing of an antique fountain pen showing internal parts labeled A through M, including an ink chamber, spring valve, rod, and pen point.FOUNTAIN-PEN.M. Klein and Henry W. Wynne · September 3, 1867Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen showing an assembled exterior view, an internal cross-section revealing a bristle-filled ink channel, and separated parts including a metal sheath, winged bristle socket, and pen nib.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.Michael Wagner · November 12, 1867Technical patent drawing showing six figures of a dip pen holder with two nibs joined back to back to form a small ink reservoir between them, alongside a single ordinary pen nib for comparison.Pen-HolderD. D. Foley · December 17, 1867Patent drawing showing a pen nib with an attached perforated metal ink reservoir, including a top view, a cross-section, and a plan view of the detached reservoir.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSE. L. Pratt · February 18, 1868Two line drawings of a pen nib: Fig. 1 shows a side section of the pen with a curved hinged flap along its concave underside, and Fig. 2 shows an inner view of the nib with the flap labeled B, pivot points marked c and c, and the nib point marked b.IMPROVEMENT IN PENS.Robert Hirst · March 24, 1868Two technical line drawings of a fountain pen: Figure 1 shows a longitudinal cross-section revealing an internal glass ink cistern, central air tube, and spring valve with a thumb button, while Figure 2 shows the same pen's exterior side view with a tapered nib and cylindrical barrel.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.George Kneip · October 6, 1868Patent drawing showing six figures of a steel dip pen nib with an attached spoon-shaped metal reservoir on its back, including plan and side views, a detached spoon piece, and cross-sectional details of the sliding attachment mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSHenry S. Goodspeed · March 9, 1869Patent drawing showing five small views (A through E) of a metal pen-fountain device: elongated tapered tongue pieces with perforated, dotted textured surfaces labeled with letters a, b, c, e, f, illustrating front, rear, side, bottom, and top views of the fountain clasped around a pen nib and shank.IMPROVEMENT IN PENS.E. L. Pratt · May 11, 1869Patent drawing of a steel dip-pen nib with a curved fountain spring inserted through slots and its ends bent over to hold it in place, shown from front, side, and as a separate spring piece.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSWilliam A. Morse · December 7, 1869Three technical line drawings of a metal pen nib: a side profile showing the curved point and internal spring slot, a top view showing the slotted lever and spring structure, and a flat unbent blank showing the stamped-out slots that form the levers and shoulders.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSAddison G. Waterhouse · December 7, 1869Patent drawing showing a pen nib in Fig. 1 with notches labeled B B, Fig. 2 showing the same nib fitted with a rubber ring N and ink channel D, and Fig. 4 showing a small half-moon shaped rubber ring labeled N.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSD. D. Foley · January 18, 1870Patent drawing showing a slender hard rubber fountain pen in cross-section with an internal piston rod, threaded valve mechanism, and a separate key and cap shown alongside.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSG. A. Becker · January 25, 1870A patent drawing of a dip pen and holder with a small spring-clip ink reservoir attachment fitted near the nib, shown in full length view and in a separate close-up back-end view labeled Fig. 2.IMPROVEMENT IN INK-RETAINING ATTACHMENT FOR PENSAlbert G. Brown · January 25, 1870Patent drawing showing a slender cylindrical fountain pen holder with a pointed nib assembly at one end featuring a small hinged flap and spring mechanism labeled with letters A, B, C, and E, shown in five different views including full-length side views and close-up details of the nib and flap components.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSE. Palmer Tiffany · March 1, 1870Line drawing of a pen-holder with a nib and triangular wire ink-retainer, shown whole and in cross-section revealing an internal rubber cushion band labeled b.IMPROVEMENT IN PEN-HOLDERSRobert B. Lawrence · August 23, 1870Patent drawing of a slender fountain pen holder with a knobbed cap, showing four figures: full-length exterior views (Figs. 1 and 2) with an internal elastic strip and finger slide near the nib, and two cross-sectional close-ups (Figs. 3 and 4) illustrating the valve strip in closed and open positions.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.Francis C. Cone · October 11, 1870Patent drawing showing five views of a metal pen nib: a flat cut blank, a formed pen tip, a side elevation, a cutaway revealing an ink-holding loop, and a side view with a sliding flexibility regulator.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSGermond Crandell · October 18, 1870Patent drawing showing a cylindrical fountain pen holder in longitudinal section with internal spring, valve, and piston mechanisms, alongside eight small perspective views of a four-sided pen point labeled Figures 3 through 11, each showing a different facet or angle of the nib used for varying handwriting styles.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSRichard H. Chinn · December 20, 1870Patent drawing of an antique dip pen showing a side view of the full pen body and four detail views of the split, spring-loaded nib point with labeled openings, tongues, and grooves.IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING-PENSRichard H. Chinn · January 21, 1873Patent drawing showing a longitudinal cross-section of a fountain pen with a valve rod running through a tube, alongside three separate detail views of pen-point tips with brush tufts inside tapered nib holders.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSJohn Goodyear · July 15, 1873Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen showing a glass ink-fountain handle screwed to a tubular base with a nib, feed tube, wick, and adjustable cap, alongside cross-sections labeled with reference letters A through N.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSDavid L. Latourette · February 10, 1874Patent drawing showing four views of a metal pen nib labeled Fig. 1 through Fig. 4, illustrating differing widths of the left (A) and right (B) sides of the tip and a beveled edge in cross-section.IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING-PENSHenry D. J. Pratt · June 20, 1876Technical patent drawing showing a fountain pen in longitudinal section with labeled parts including tube A, tongue B, nib C, holder D, and ring E, alongside a front view and a small circular cross-section diagram.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSHenry N. Hamilton · July 4, 1876Line drawing of a dip pen holder with a nib and a small curved metal ink-retaining attachment shown both installed and removed, labeled with letters A, B, C, C1, and C2.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSWilliam H. Sprague · October 31, 1876Line drawing of a dip pen holder with a rectangular slot for a cylindrical solid-ink cartridge, shown in elevation, underside, top, and cross-section views alongside the cartridge itself.IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING-PENSLeopold Beral Bertram · November 14, 1876Patent drawing showing four figures of a fountain pen: a full longitudinal cross-section labeled Fig.1 with threaded cap, needle, valve, and tapering writing tube; a similar full pen view labeled Fig.2 showing the internal rod and needle; an enlarged detail of the tubular point and valve seat labeled Fig.3; and a side view labeled Fig.4 showing the needle and capillary tube feeding an ordinary pen nib.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSAlonzo T. Cross · April 10, 1877Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen shown in cross-section (Fig. 1) revealing an inner valve-spindle, air-tube, and nested chambers, with separate views of the cap and threaded nut assembly (Fig. 2), the outer air-tube (Fig. 3), and close-up edge and side views of a flattened ink needle (Figs. 4 and 5).IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSAlonzo T. Cross · May 1, 1877Patent drawing showing six figures of a fountain pen holder, including a longitudinal cross-section revealing an internal ink reservoir, elastic rubber chamber, connecting rod, curved ink delivery tube to the nib, a plunger with hooked wire for filling, and a protective cap for the pen point.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSHenri Berlie and François X. Lamboley · May 1, 1877Patent drawing showing four views of a 19th-century fountain pen: an open front view with labeled nib and internal parts (A, B, C, G, I, a), a longitudinal cross-section revealing the internal glass feed-tube and reservoir, a closed side view with cap, and an enlarged detail of the holder's end mechanism with rubber sleeve and glass tube.Fountain-PensJohn W. Stanton · October 9, 1877Patent drawing of a slender tapered pen holder with a nib at one end, a thumb-catch slot along its side, a hand gripping it in writing position, and a cutaway sectional view revealing an internal ink rod and sliding tube mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN SOLUBLE-INK PENSJoseph Perkins · January 1, 1878Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen in longitudinal section showing the nib, air-tube, ink reservoir, and vent cap, with side cross-section views of the adjustable tube components.Improvement in Fountain-PensAlonzo T. Cross · November 19, 1878Patent drawing of a dip pen with a triangular metal plate clipped beneath the nib to form a small ink reservoir, shown in several perspective and sectional views labeled Fig. I through Fig. VI.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSWilliam Andrews Somers · January 21, 1879Patent drawing showing a fountain pen in full elevation and in cross-section, revealing an internal tube-and-valve mechanism with a spiral spring, a spoon-shaped ink bowl, and a metal nib point.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSThéophile Prioux · March 25, 1879Patent drawing of a Victorian-era fountain pen showing the barrel, sliding tubes, internal valve mechanism, nib assembly, and a curved metal fountain attachment clipped beneath the pen point, with cross-sectional detail views of the pump and valve components.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENSGeorge Wells · May 27, 1879Two line drawings show a quill-like pen nib with a curved spoon-shaped ink reservoir hinged along its upper back, labeled A for the pen and B for the spoon, with a cross-section below showing the internal ink channel.IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.Jonathan Sprague Bard · November 25, 1879Patent drawing of a slender cylindrical stylographic fountain pen shown in vertical cross-section, revealing an internal spring-loaded needle running through the ink chamber with valve seats near the top and a tapered point at the writing tip, alongside smaller detail views of the valve, threaded cap, and washer components.Stylographic Fountain-PenFrederick J. Seybold · June 29, 1880Patent drawing showing five cross-sectional and detail views of a stylographic fountain pen, including the full pen assembly with cap B, handle A, air-tube E, point-section A', and needle J, plus magnified details of the coupling tube F and flanged guide tube G.STYLOGRAPHIC FOUNTAIN-PEN.Charles H. Downes and Charles L. Downes · July 13, 1880Patent drawing of a stylographic fountain pen showing a long cylindrical barrel with a screw-on cap, an internal needle-valve point section, and enlarged cross-sectional views of the air-duct and valve components labeled A through H.Stylographic Fountain-Pen.Alexander M. Sutherland and Francis C. Brown · March 22, 1881Patent drawing showing a hand dipping a fountain pen's feeder tip into an inkstand while compressing a rubber bulb at the pen's top, alongside smaller cutaway diagrams of the pen barrel, ink-regulator bar and spring, rubber filling bulb, and protective cap.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Parke P. Flournoy · April 11, 1882Patent drawing showing a stylographic fountain pen: Fig. 1 depicts the full pen barrel with a separate filling dropper, while Figs. 2-4 show cross-sectional details of the threaded point-section, valve stop, and air/fill openings.FOUNTAIN-PENEdmund Coffin, Jr. · August 29, 1882Patent line drawing of a stylographic fountain pen shown in vertical cross-section, revealing the internal needle-valve, air-tube, spring-pressed valve, and vent-cap at the top, alongside a side view of the barrel's upper end and two small circular cross-sections showing the vent-cap in open and closed positions.STYLOGRAPHIC FOUNTAIN-PENJacob Ullrich · September 26, 1882Patent drawing showing five figures of a stylographic fountain pen, including a full external view, an assembled pen with barrel and point section, a longitudinal cross-section revealing the internal air-tube and valve mechanism, an enlarged detail of the adjustable screw-threaded writing point with key-head, and the pen shown closed with its protector cap in place for pocket carrying.STYLOGRAPHIC FOUNTAIN-PEN.Alexander M. Sutherland and Francis C. Brown · October 17, 1882Patent drawing of a cylindrical stylographic pen shown whole and in two cutaway sections revealing an internal spring-loaded needle stylus running through a central air-tube to a tapering ink-discharge point.STYLOGRAPHIC PEN.Frederick J. Seybold · February 13, 1883A patent drawing showing a longitudinal cross-section of a slender stylographic fountain pen, revealing an inner flexible tube running from a rubber diaphragm near the cap down to a fine needle point, with labeled parts including the barrel (A), point-section (B), air-duct (D), needle (e), diaphragm (G), and protective cap (F).STYLOGRAPHIC FOUNTAIN-PENMarion H. Kerner · July 3, 1883Patent drawing of a slender cylindrical stylographic pen shown whole and in cross-section, revealing an internal needle, agitator plates, and a slit rubber disk covering the ink reservoir outlet near the tapered writing tip.STYLOGRAPHIC PENEdward B. Nimmo · September 4, 1883Patent drawing sheet showing a slender cylindrical hard-rubber fountain pen in full perspective, a longitudinal cross-section revealing internal plug and channel parts, several circular detail cross-sections labeled with letters, and two close-up perspective views of the split pen point with nibs closed and open.FOUNTAIN-PENPaul E. Wirt · November 13, 1883Patent drawing of a fountain stylus pen showing three longitudinal cross-sections labeled Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig. 3, each revealing an internal ink reservoir, condensing chamber, spring mechanism, and a fine pointed stylus tip enclosed in a jacket.FOUNTAIN STYLUS-PEN.William W. Stewart · January 8, 1884Patent drawing of an 1884 Waterman fountain pen shown in longitudinal cross-section, revealing the ink barrel, feed bar with a grooved channel, nib, and protective cap, alongside a small circular cross-section diagram labeling the groove and fissures.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Lewis E. Waterman · February 12, 1884Patent drawing showing four views of a fountain pen: a full side view with crosshatched grip, two cutaway longitudinal sections revealing an internal ink reservoir, sliding extension tube, and piston-rod filling mechanism, and a small end-view cross-section.FOUNTAIN-PENHermann Madeheim · February 19, 1884Patent drawing sheet showing a slender fountain pen in full profile, a cutaway sectional view revealing an internal sliding frame with needle valve and threaded gland-screw packing box, a close-up of the finger button and diaphragm, a top view of the concentric packing components, and a small sketch of a hand holding the pen while writing.FOUNTAIN-PENFedor Juliusberger · December 8, 1885Patent drawing of a 19th-century fountain pen shown in cross-section (Fig. I) with labeled parts a, b, c, d, i, j, k, l, m, an enlarged detail of the plug and tip (Fig. II), and a cross-sectional end view of the collar (Fig. 3).FOUNTAIN-PEN.Noyes F. Palmer · March 9, 1886Patent drawing showing a flat steel blank stamped with curved recesses and arrow-head tongues, progressing through bending steps into a finished two-bladed pen inserted into a cylindrical holder, with enlarged detail views of the pen's rounded writing points and diagrams tracing the letter R.PEN.Christian Rohn · May 4, 1886Patent drawing of a hard rubber fountain pen holder shown in full longitudinal section with labeled internal parts including the nib, nozzle, wedge key, ink ducts, condensing chamber, and cap, alongside smaller cross-sectional and detail figures of the mechanism.FOUNTAIN PEN-HOLDER.William W. Stewart · December 21, 1886Patent drawing of a fountain pen showing a long central section labeled A with a detailed nib and feed assembly at the tip, plus smaller cross-section and modification diagrams labeled Figs. 2 through 11.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Laforest A. Shattuck · September 25, 1888Patent drawing showing a metal pen holder with a tapering conical ink fountain attached by a curved springy arm resting against the back of a pointed writing nib, along with a flat metal blank pattern used to form the device.COMBINED PEN HOLDER AND FOUNTAIN.Richard M. Billings · October 2, 1888Two vertical patent drawings of a hard rubber fountain pen in longitudinal section, one shown open with the point exposed and internal flexible tube and compressor visible, the other shown with the protective cap fitted over the nib end, with lettered parts labeling the barrel, tube, compressor, and nib.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Robert Christopher Frampton · January 29, 1889Patent drawing showing two long fountain pen assemblies with labeled parts (barrel A, tube B, cap D, feeder F, pen E) alongside small cross-sectional diagrams of the feeder bar showing spiral and straight ink grooves.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Theodore Frederick Bourne · February 5, 1889Patent drawing showing a rubber bottle nozzle with a triangular slit blade on top, a beaded rim for attaching to a bottle neck, and cross-section views revealing internal slits labeled a, b, c, e, and i.RESERVOIR-BRUSH.Walter H. Underwood · May 21, 1889Patent drawing showing a hard rubber fountain pen holder in longitudinal section with a removable pen-holding plug, bifurcated pen nib, bent ink-feeder stem, and a separate screw cap, alongside detailed cross-sections and end views of the plug and feeder mechanism.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Dewitt C. Demarest · July 30, 1889Patent drawing of a fountain pen attachment showing a spiral coil-shaped ink reservoir wrapped around the pen shaft near the nib, secured by a collar labeled B, with a detailed close-up of the perforated coil in Figure 3.FOUNTAIN-PENAndrew M. Fox · August 27, 1889Patent drawing sheet showing multiple elongated wooden pen-holders with metal collars, various flat-shanked steel nibs with shoulders and slots, and small circular end-view diagrams illustrating different slit and hole patterns for centering the nib.COMBINED PEN AND PEN-HOLDERGeorge Henry Holland Clement · December 24, 1889Patent drawing showing cross-sections of a stylographic pen with a tapered point-piece, internal air-tube, adjustable pin carrier, and cap, plus a small cross-sectional detail and an exploded carrier view.STYLOGRAPHIC PENThomas W. Evans · February 11, 1890Patent drawing showing several views of a flexible rubber bottle tip with a slit-bearing spreading surface, mounted on a ribbed mucilage bottle neck, alongside cross-sections and alternate tip shapes.SPREADING-TIP FOR LIQUID-RECEPTACLES.Walter H. Underwood · February 11, 1890Patent drawing of a slender cylindrical fountain pen shown in full side view and in cutaway cross-sections, revealing an internal reservoir, a grooved tip passage, a feed-bar, a small cylindrical valve, and a coiled pen-holding spring near the nib.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Morris W. Moore · September 2, 1890Patent drawing showing a hand gripping a cylindrical fountain pen while writing, with additional cutaway diagrams revealing the internal elastic ink reservoir, presser bar, thumb button, locking nut, and eccentric plug holding the pen nib.FOUNTAIN-PENJohn Raynald · October 21, 1890Patent drawing showing a hand holding a self-feeding drawing pen with a detailed exploded view of its internal reservoir, valve, spring, and exterior ink conduit connecting to the pen point.SELF-FEEDING DRAWING-PENSamuel Ker · September 29, 1891Patent drawing showing six figures of a hinged drafting ruling pen with adjustable blades, a spiral ink reservoir attachment, and a hand dipping the pen into an ink bottle.DRAWING-PENOscar F. Grant · July 19, 1892Patent drawing sheet showing a mucilage bottle nozzle tip in perspective (Fig. 1) with a flat internal bearing arm and end slit, plus multiple smaller cross-section and side views (Figs. 2-10) illustrating how the bearing compresses the tip against a surface to open the perforation and release the adhesive.TIP FOR MUCILAGE-BOTTLES.Walter H. Underwood · February 21, 1893Patent drawing of a fountain pen showing the barrel, plug, tubular point section, nib, feed rod with feed-tongue, and several cross-sectional and perspective views labeled with reference letters.FOUNTAIN-PENLucien B. Woolfolk · April 18, 1893Patent drawing showing six views of a hard rubber fountain pen: a full assembled pen with tapered nib, a cross-sectioned barrel revealing the internal feed plug and ball valve mechanism, an enlarged feed plug with detachable nozzle, the same feed plug separated with pen point removed, a circular cross-section showing the slit and grooves, and a thin flat auxiliary conductor reed.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Marvin M. Fenner · August 22, 1893Patent drawing of a tilted mucilage bottle with an internal rubber stopper shown in cross-section detail views labeled Fig. 1 through Fig. 4, illustrating the reservoir, neck, and slotted head of the stopper.STOPPER FOR MUCILAGE-BOTTLES.Joseph S. Blinn · January 30, 1894Patent drawing showing a hand holding a corrugated metal pen while writing, with detailed close-up views of the pen's W-shaped folded tip and cross-sections showing the corrugations and ink passages.PEN.Addis Morgan Henry · May 15, 1894Patent drawing of a fountain pen showing a long cylindrical holder with a screw cap at top, an internal reservoir tube, and an enlarged detail of a split nib with rearward projections connected to a small elastic tube.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Iwan Golwer · March 5, 1895Patent drawing sheet showing flat metal pen blanks B and C with V-shaped slotted ends, several folded partial and completed twin-pointed nib assemblies labeled Figures 1 through 11, and a signed inventor block for Abraham Kline.TWIN-POINTED PEN.Abraham Kline · August 6, 1895Line drawing of a metal reservoir clip clasped around a dip pen's nib, shown in perspective, cross-section, and underside views, with labeled parts a, a2, a3, a4, and A.RESERVOIR ATTACHMENT FOR PENS.George W. Dally · August 27, 1895Patent drawing of a hard rubber fountain pen shown in full diagonal view with a cutaway section revealing the internal feed-bar, pen-point, and plug-valve, alongside smaller detail views of the triangular feed-bar cross-sections and the pen-point's locking projection.FOUNTAIN-PEN.William H. O'Keefe · October 1, 1895Patent drawing of a long-handled marking pen with a broad central blade and curved side blades at the tip, alongside diagrams showing the blade arrangements and resulting shaded ink marks.MARKING AND SHADING PEN.Frederick G. Baldwin · November 5, 1895Patent drawing showing a tapered fountain penholder in side and sectional views, with a detailed close-up of the tubular feeder featuring a slotted tongue and a cross-section of the pen tip assembly.PENHOLDER.James Martin, Joseph McCarty, Thomas Craft · March 17, 1896Technical patent drawing of a fountain pen's feed-bar mechanism, showing longitudinal and cross-sectional views labeled with letters D, E, F, N, O, P, R marking the duct, capillary fissure, reservoir, nozzle, and nib, with the inventor's signature 'Lewis E. Waterman' at bottom.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Lewis E. Waterman · May 5, 1896Patent drawing of a hand gripping a cylindrical pen-like sign-writing apparatus, its handle-tube curving via an elbow up to an inverted conical liquid reservoir, with a rolling guide caster arm extending outward for steadying the tool on a surface.SIGN-WRITER'S APPARATUS.Herman C. Carver · February 9, 1897Patent drawing showing a hand writing with a dip pen above four detailed close-up views of the pen-point nib labeled A through F, illustrating a rolled metal tongue forming a small ink reservoir near the tip.PEN.William T. Keefer · March 23, 1897Patent drawing showing an ink-well with brackets connected via a curved rubber tube to a penholder whose handle has a sliding sleeve with finger recesses, alongside a hand holding the pen and detail views of the tubular cap and sleeve.COMBINED INK-WELL AND PENHOLDER.William B. North · July 13, 1897Patent drawing showing eight labeled cross-sectional and detail views of a fountain pen, including the assembled holder, nib, feeder-bar with angular bore, and a small rubber ball on a wire used to regulate ink flow.FOUNTAIN-PEN.William W. Stewart · August 24, 1897Patent drawing of a hard rubber fountain pen showing the assembled pen with nib in Figure 1, a cross-sectional side view revealing the internal feeder-bar and diamond-shaped obstruction plug in Figure 2, a circular cross-section in Figure 3, and two views of a modified pyramidal obstruction plug with a hook-like finger extension in Figures 4 and 5.FOUNTAIN-PEN.William W. Stewart · August 24, 1897Patent drawing showing a screw-capped bottle with a wedge-shaped tip containing a spring-loaded valve, alongside an enlarged detail of the conical spring and valve mechanism.ATTACHING DEVICE.Levin C. Dillon · November 2, 1897Patent drawing showing twelve figures of a fountain pen including full-length views, cross-sections of the barrel and valve stem, an enlarged nib perspective, and detailed plan views of the feeder and regulating valve mechanism.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Carl J. Renz · January 25, 1898Patent drawing of a fountain pen showing a full perspective view with numbered parts, a cross-section revealing the glass ink reservoir and rubber bulb cap, and a detailed view of the small adjustable air-inlet plug valve.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Olof Winkler · June 14, 1898Patent drawing showing a longitudinal cutaway of a fountain pen nib, feed-bar, and nozzle with labeled internal channels and a secondary ink reservoir, along with multiple cross-sectional views of the pen and feed-bar assembly.FOUNTAIN-PEN.Lewis E. Waterman · July 12, 1898Line drawing of a dip pen with a clamp-like metal fountain reservoir clipped over the nib, shown from several angles including a full pen view, top, bottom, edge, and cross-section.DETACHABLE FOUNTAIN OR RESERVOIR FOR PENS.James K. Young · February 14, 1899Patent drawing of a fountain pen shown in longitudinal cross-section with a tapered cap, hard rubber body, and a detailed feed-bar containing a grooved ink duct, alongside five smaller circular cross-sections labeled Fig. 3 through Fig. 6 illustrating variations of the feed duct with tiny conical storage pits.FOUNTAIN-PENArthur A. Waterman · February 14, 1899Patent drawing showing three views of a steel dip pen nib with a hardened glass-hard tip, plus a diagrammatic side elevation of an electrical apparatus with a rotating contact disk, dynamo, and support stands used to heat-treat the pen point.METALLIC PEN.Frederick J. W. Fischer · July 18, 1899Patent drawing of a fountain pen showing a long hollow barrel in cross-section (Fig.1) with an internal wire skeleton and feeder-bar, plus four smaller side views (Figs. 3-5) of alternate wire-strand skeleton configurations converging into a bow near the nib, and a round cross-section (Fig.2) showing the nested tube and skeleton arrangement.FOUNTAIN-PENWilliam W. Stewart · August 29, 1899Patent drawing of a hard rubber fountain pen shown in longitudinal section, revealing an internal piston-and-valve pump within the barrel, a threaded end plug, a feed bar leading to the nib, and several detail views of the valve, piston, and pump-actuator mechanisms.FOUNTAIN-PENArthur A. Waterman & Frederick W. Stevens · September 19, 1899Patent drawing of a rotary syrup-filling machine showing a circular superstructure with an array of numbered gears, cams, and syrup chambers arranged around a central shaft, with a magnified detail of the float-valve assembly above.SYRUPER.Albert R. Thompson · July 20, 1915Technical patent drawing showing a fountain pen barrel in longitudinal section with a pivoted lever, presser bar, and ink sack, along with detail views of the lever's frame and locking mechanism.PRESSER-BAR-ACTUATING LEVER FOR SELF-FILLING FOUNTAIN-PENS.William I. Ferris and Edwin F. Britten, Jr. · September 5, 1916Patent drawing of a fountain pen barrel cutaway showing a hinged lever mounted in a metal box frame that presses a bar to deflate an internal ink sack, with additional detail views of the lever, frame blank, and pivot pin assemblies.MOUNTING FOR PRESSER-BAR-ACTUATING LEVER FOR SELF-FILLING FOUNTAIN-PENSEdwin F. Britten, Jr. · May 29, 1917Patent drawing showing a fountain pen barrel in longitudinal section with a pivoting lever, spring, presser plate, and ink bag, alongside a cross-sectional end view and detail views of the spring and collar components.FOUNTAIN-PENCecil Bristow · October 16, 1917