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3,931
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Feb. 28, 1845
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Steam-valve
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Samuel Talbott |
Richmond, VA |
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59,478
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Nov. 06, 1866
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Improvement in tobacco-presses
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James M. Talbott |
Richmond, VA |
The "Patent Hydraulic Press" was featured in an 1880 catalog from Talbott & Sons' Shockoe Machine Works. "With this press a cheaper labor may be employed, a greater and more uniform press obtained, besides making a saving of fifty per cent in labor." |
101,084
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Mar. 22, 1870
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Improvement in turbine water-wheels
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Abner B. Crowell |
Baltimore, MD |
See also patent 115,681. This water-wheel was reportedly produced by Crowell in Wilmington, Delaware, by a business in which Bayley had an interest; Bayley was soon replaced by George Remington. We have not been able to determine the name of this manufacturer. |
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Improvement in turbine water-wheels
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William Bayley |
Baltimore, MD |
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115,681
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Jun. 06, 1871
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Improvement in water-wheels
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Abner B. Crowell |
Wilmington, DE |
Improvements to the inventors' patent of 1870-03-22, 101,084. |
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Improvement in water-wheels
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William Bayley |
Wilmington, DE |
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127,936
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Jun. 11, 1872
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Improvement in circular-saw mills
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Allan Talbott |
Richmond, VA |
"Patent Friction Saw Mills" were prominently featured in an 1880 catalog from Talbott & Sons' Shockoe Machine Works. "The improvement for feeding up and gigging back the carriage by friction is superior to any offered to the public. By the use of a single shaft the sawyer is enabled to perform both operations at either end of the mill." |
214,966
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Apr. 29, 1879
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Improvement in spark-arresters
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Allan Talbott |
Richmond, VA |
"Talbott's Patent Spark Arrester" was prominently featured in an 1880 catalog from Talbott & Sons' Shockoe Machine Works—one page describing the spark arrester and extolling its virtues, and a second page of testimonial letters. |