Walter Hunt (1796 - 1859) was an American mechanic, who lived and worked in New York State. Through the course of his work he became renowned for being a prolific inventor, notably of the fountain pen, sewing machine (1834), safety pin (1849), a forerunner of the Winchester repeating rifle, a successful flax spinner, knife sharpener, streetcar bell, hard-coal-burning stove, artificial stone, street sweeping machinery, the velocipede, and the ice plough. Hunt did not realise the significance of a good amount of these when he invented them; today, many are widely-used products. He thought little of the safety pin, and sold the patent for a paltry sum of $400 to a man whom he owed fifteen dollars. He failed to patent his sewing machine at all, because he feared that it would create unemployment. (This led to a court case some years later when the machine was re-invented by Elias Howe.) Hunt is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... NY redirects here. ... A fountain pen is a writing instrument, more specifically a pen, that contains a reservoir of water-based ink that is fed to a nib through a feed via a combination of gravity and capillary action. ... A modern machine (Singer Symphonie 300) A sewing machine is a mechanical (or electromechanical) device that joins fabric using thread. ... A safety pin. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Binomial name Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... A bell is a simple sound-making device. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... A stove is a heat-producing device. ... Look up artificial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An Italian streetsweeper in St Peters Square A street sweeper is a person or machine that cleans streets, usually in an urban area. ... The velocipede was the predecessor of the bicycle, a human-powered vehicle introduced in the Victorian age. ... Snowflakes by Wilson Bentley, 1902 Ice is the name given to any one of the 14 known solid phases of water. ... The traditional way: a German farmer works the land with a horse and plough. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Media:Example. ... The Chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, it was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior. ... Brooklyn (named after the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ...