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Manufacturers Index - J. C. Born & Bro. / Columbia Manufacturing Co.

J. C. Born & Bro. / Columbia Manufacturing Co.
Belleville, IL, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
322,784 Jul. 21, 1885 Steam pumping-engine John C. Born Belleville, IL
1,750,047 Mar. 11, 1930 Air-cooling apparatus Gustave A. Metzger Belleville, IL "This invention relates to air cooling apparatus designed to be placed in openings in dwellings or other buildings such as windows, or doors, the air passing through said openings being cooled thereby." The patent is of interest because the inventor had been president of Columbia Mfg. Co. of Belleville, which made pedestal grinders among its products.