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English: US patent #68445 of a fountain pen. The patent described a more efficient ink chamber and a delivery system for the ink, a key innovation in the development of the self-contained fountain pen. This patent, among others, represented significant advancements in fountain pen design during the mid-19th century, moving towards self-contained ink reservoirs that eliminated the need to dip pens in an inkwell.
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This image was copied from wikipedia:en. The original description was: {{PD}} Text of patent: TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Be it known that we, '''M.Klein''' and '''Henry W. Wynne''', both of Keokuk, in the State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful