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John Love - Pencil Sharpener

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

John Love aka John Lee Love {see John Love biography below photo)

John Love invented an improved pencil sharpener and received patent #542,419 on 7/9/1895.

John Love - Pencil Sharpener

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John Love invented an improved pencil sharpener and received patent #542,419 on 7/9/1895.

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