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295,791
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Mar. 25, 1884
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Saw-mill
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David Ferguson Milne |
Rochester, NY |
James Thompson Milne was a "citizen of Great Britain". A bit more than a year after this patent was issued, he was living in Canada and was granted a Canadian patent, 21,961, for a sawmill carriage. He began manufacturing sawmills under his own name but within a few years he was designing sawmills for Waterous Engine Works of Brantford, Ontario. |
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Saw-mill
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James Thompson Milne |
Clay City, KY |
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21,961
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Jul. 02, 1885
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Saw mill
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David Ferguson Milne |
ON, Canada |
Milne briefly made these saws out of Peterborough but within a few years he was working for Waterous Engine Works in Brantford, which had great success with their line of band sawmills, at least some of which were designed by Milne. |
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Saw mill
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James Thompson Milne |
ON, Canada |
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26,974
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Jun. 17, 1887
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Balanced rotary slide valve and gear for steam engines
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James T. Milne |
ON, Canada |
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