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Manufacturers Index - Sylvanus Sawyer

Sylvanus Sawyer
Templeton, MA; Fitchburg, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
6,874 Nov. 13, 1849 Machine for splitting and dressing rattan Sylvanus Sawyer Templeton, MA
8,178 Jun. 24, 1851 Machine for cutting ratan, &c. Sylvanus Sawyer Templeton, MA The 1868-10-14 issue of Scientific American carried a notice from the Commissioner of Patents that inventor Sawyer had applied for an extension to this patent. The 1869-01-30 issue carried a notice that the extension had been granted. According to the 1873 "Subject-matter index of patents for inventions issued by the United States Patent Office", this patent was granted an additional extension on 1867-03-02 by act of Congress.
12,073 Dec. 12, 1854 Ratan-machine Sylvanus Sawyer Fitchburg, MA The 1868-09-30 issue of Scientific American carries a notice from the Commissioner of Patent, Elisha Foote, that Sylvanus Sawyer had petitioned to have this patent extended. The 1869-01-30 issue had a notice that the extension had been granted to both this and to Sawyer's patent 8,178.
12,141 Jan. 02, 1855 Machine for splitting ratans into strips Sylvanus Sawyer Fitchburg, MA The 1869-01-30 issue of Scientific American carried a notice that this patent had been extended.
13,799 Nov. 13, 1855 Improved compound projectile Sylvanus Sawyer Fitchburg, MA Inventor Sawyer received several other patents for a wide variety of devices, including rattan-splitting machines.
34,040 Dec. 24, 1861 Improved fuse-hood for shells Sylvanus Sawyer Fitchburg, MA Of interest because inventor Sawyer also received patents for woodworking machinery.
34,041 Dec. 24, 1861 Improvement in mandrels for loading case-shot, &c. Sylvanus Sawyer Fitchburg, MA Of interest because inventor Sawyer also received patents for woodworking machinery.
78,238 May. 26, 1868 Improvement in rattan-machines Sylvanus Sawyer Fitchburg, MA