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Metropolitan Iron Works | Richmond Locomotive & Machine Works
Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
224,001 Feb. 03, 1880 Spark-arrester for steam-boilers Alexander Delaney Richmond, VA The inventor is believed to have been a partner in Metropolitan Iron and Brass Foundry, which also made sawmills.
348,832 Sep. 07, 1886 Apparatus for the purification of gas Alexander Delaney Richmond, VA The inventor is believed to have been a partner in Metropolitan Iron and Brass Foundry, which also made sawmills.
    Apparatus for the purification of gas William Simpkin Richmond, VA  
517,266 Mar. 27, 1894 Lubricator Chester Alexander Delaney Richmond, VA The inventor may (or may not) have been associated with the Metropolitan Iron and Brass Foundry, which made sawmills.