John Lee Love
John Lee Love was an African-American inventor who patented a portable pencil sharpener. Born sometime between 1863 and 1862, it is unknown when he died. [1]
Public life
Love's original occupation was a carpenter. His first invention was an improvement to a plasterer's hawk. His design for the plasterer's hawk included a detachable handle and a folding aluminum board, making it portable and lightweight. Love later invented and patented a portable pencil sharpener called the Love Sharpener. In the patent application, it says the Love Sharpener could double as a paperweight or ornament. The Love Sharpener used the pencil itself as a hand crank and a place to collect pencil shavings attached to the standard blade housing.[2]
Death
It is unknown how he died. Many sources online say that he died when the car he was riding in collided with a train, but this is false. The death certificate of the man said he was a white man at the age of 42, but at the time he would have been 68.
References
- ↑ "John Lee Love". Biography. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-17.[permanent dead link]
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