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Key to Links for Patent Information
USPTO = U.S. Patent Office .
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on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.
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470,450
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Mar. 08, 1892
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Carving-machine
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William S. Seaman |
Milwaukee, WI |
The manufacturer is a guess, based on information received on the origins of the Salstrom Carving Machine Co. The story is that 16-year-old David B. Salstrom was working at a furniture factory when he was asked to demonstrate a Seaman carver. The demonstration was successful but Salstrom saw that the design could be improved. That was in 1888; in 1910, Salstrom designed and patented an improved machine that was ultimately manufactured by the Salstrom Carving Machine Co. |
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588,662
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Aug. 24, 1897
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Carving-machine
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Alonzo D. Seaman |
Milwaukee, WI |
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