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794
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Nov. 06, 1857
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Machine for cutting or tuning out heads for barrels, kegs, casks, or any description of coopers' works
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W. Manning |
QC, Canada |
See also US patent 19,509, granted in 1858 to Wilsie Manning of Rouses Point, NY, for a machine for cutting barrel-heads. We presume that that patent is essentially the same as this one.
XC patents are Canadian patents issued between 1824 and 1869. |
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19,509
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Mar. 02, 1858
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Machine for cutting barrel-heads
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Wilsie Manning |
Rouses Point, NY |
See also Canadian patent 794. It appears that Mr. Manning pretended to be a Canadian resident to evade the restriction that Canadian patents were only granted to Canadians.
This patent was mentioned in an ad in a 1858-12-25 issue of Scientific American.
The 1860-02-04 issue of Scientific American carries a front-page article on this machine. The article concludes, "The patent for this invention was issued, through the Scientific American patent Agency, to Wilsie Manning, of Rouse's Point, N. Y., March 2, 1858, and persons desiring further information in relation to it will please address W. Manning & Co., Rochester, N. Y." |