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        3. William B. Purvis was born on this date in He was a Black inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late s.
        4. Between 18he patented bag machines, a bag fastener, a hand stamp, an electric railway device, an electric railway switch and a magnetic car.

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          William B. Purvis

          Born(1838-08-12)August 12, 1838

          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

          DiedAugust 10, 1914(1914-08-10) (aged 75)

          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

          Known forInventions
          Parents
          RelativesJames Forten (grandfather),
          Charlotte Vandine Forten (grandmother),
          Robert Purvis (uncle),
          Margaretta Forten (aunt),
          Harriet Forten Purvis (aunt)

          William B.

          Purvis (12 August 1838 – 10 August 1914) was an African-American inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late 1800s. His inventions included improvements on paper bags, an updated fountain pen design, improvement to the hand stamp, and a close-conduit electric railway system.

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          Purvis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, into a wealthy and influential family, one of the eight children of Joseph Purvis, a gentleman farmer and Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis, noted poet. William's maternal grandfather was African-