?African-American Inventor

["Shelia N. Demetriadis" <sdemetri@PEN.K12.VA.US>]

An individual by the name of W. John is supposed to have received a
patent for a mechanical egg beater in 1884. Does anyone out
there have a source that might give his first name in full?  I
have checked our African-American resources and he does not
turn up. Thanks for any help on this.

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Shelia N. Demetriadis, Library-Media Specialist
Mosby Middle School
1000 Mosby St., Richmond, Va.   23223
Phone:  780-8011     Fax: 780-5590    e-mail: sdemetri@pen.k12.va.us
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