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'''John Lee Love''' was an African-American inventor who created the firstpatented a portable pencil sharpener. His pencil sharpener became known as the Love Sharpener.
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'''Born:''' September 26, 1889

'''Died:''' December 26, 1931

==Public life==
Love's original occupation was a carpenter. His first invention was an improvement to 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 hadused the pencil itself as a hand crank and a place to collect pencil shavings. attached to the standard blade housing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=00594114|title=Patent Images|website=pdfpiw.uspto.gov|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref>

== Death ==
He had died in a car and train collision in [[New York City|New York City '''December 26, 1931'''.]] Is this true information?

==References==
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 | accessdate = May 10, 2015
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[[Category:American inventors]]
[[Category:African-Americans]]
[[Category:1889 births]]
[[Category:1931 deaths]]