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27,149
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Feb. 14, 1860
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Method of operating feed-nuts in lathes
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W. A. Patrick |
Ludlow, VT |
This lathe was manufactured by the inventor. Although the Patent Office classified this as a metal lathe, it was apparently intended for turning handles out of wood.
The 25 February 1860 issue of Scientific American had this to say: "This invention relates to an improved means for operating or adjusting the two parts of a divided nut, so that the same may be made to engage with or be disengaged from the feed screw, which, when the nut is engaged with it, gives the feed movement to the carriage containing the knife. The object of this invention is to obtain a simple and efficient mechanism for the intended purpose, one that may be readily operated, not liable to be deranged or rendered inoperative by use, and one that can be retained in the positions necessary to keep this nut in an open or a closed state, and also due provision made for wear."
William Atwood Patrick was the son of Jacob Patrick who was a highly respected blacksmith and iron-worker in Ludlow. William trained at the armory at Windsor Locks and then began manufacturing woodworking machinery in 1854. In 1882 he purchased an interest in the Lincoln Iron Works at Rutland where they specialized in making stone-working machinery. |
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302,035
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Jul. 15, 1884
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Derrick
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Cornele G. Ross |
Rutland, VT |
The assignee manufactured stone-working machinery. Since 1882 it was partially owned by William A. Patrick, father of one of the witnesses, and former manufacturer of woodworking machinery. |
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318,649
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May. 26, 1885
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Shaft-bearing
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William A. Patrick |
Rutland, VT |
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