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Key to Links for Patent Information
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on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.
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75,720
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Mar. 24, 1868
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Improvement in mowing-machines
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William Allen |
Worcester, MA |
Of interest because Ames Plow Co. also made some woodworking machinery. |
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79,452
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Jun. 30, 1868
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Improvement in harvesters
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Charles Denton |
Decatur, IL |
Of interest because the assignee also made some woodworking machinery |
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205,550
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Jul. 02, 1878
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Improvement in machines for splitting wood
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Edwin A. Hildreth |
Harvard, MA |
At the time this patent was issued, the inventor was a partner in the firm of Burt, Hildreth & Company, makers of horse-power machinery. This is not the only patent from that firm that was licensed to Ames Plow Company. In 1880 Mr. Hildreth ceased his partnership with George E. Burt and entered a partnership with his brother, Stanley B. Hildreth, to form a competing firm, Hildreth Brothers. This patent date was listed in a Hildreth Bros. pamphlet on their "Power Axe Wood Splitter". |