GB Patent: GB-180,803,118
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Pen
Steel pen
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Patentee:
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| Bryan Donkin (exact or similar names) - Bermondsey, county Surrey, England |
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Patent Dates:
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| Granted: |
Mar. 14, 1808 |
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Jeff Joslin
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Description: |
| This is the first patent for a steel pen. The nib was fabricated from two pieces of steel soldered together along part of their length; later, the nib was pressed out of a single piece of steel. Donkin manufactured his pen for a while, then in 1811 sold that business to Joseph Bramah for £350. By 1860 there were reportedly 1000 pen manufacturers in Birmingham alone. |
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