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- ↑ Narayanan, Vivek (2005-05-18). "Patent and Trademark History in the Fountain Pen Industry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-02-28. Retrieved 2024-12-12– via Wayback Machine.
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- ↑ Mann, Ralph (2004). "Stone, Edward (1702–1768)" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38014 . Retrieved 2011-02-17.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)