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'''John Lee Love''' was an African-American [[inventor]] who patented a portable pencil sharpener.

'''Born:'''  1889<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/inventor/john-lee-love|title=John Lee Love|website=Biography|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref>

'''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 used 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 died in a car and train collision in [[North Carolina]] 

==References==
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[[Category:American inventors]]
[[Category:African-American people]]
[[Category:1889 births]]
[[Category:1931 deaths]]