Samuel Ward Francis

Samuel Ward Francis (December 26, 1835 – March 25, 1886) was an American writer, inventor, and physician from New York. Among his inventions was an early typewriter and the spork.

Bibliography

Inside Out, a Curious Book by a Singular Man
Life and Death (1870)

References

↑ "Newport Daily News : Obituary" (PDF). Collections.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
↑ US147119A, "Improvement in combined knives, forks, and spoons", issued February 3, 1874

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[1] "Newport Daily News : Obituary" (PDF). Collections.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[2] US147119A, "Improvement in combined knives, forks, and spoons", issued February 3, 1874

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