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Carl j. renz

Patent 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, 1898

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