Joseph D. Elliot received an 1853 patent for a machine for dressing rived barrel-staves. It appears that he manufactured the machine for sale but this is unconfirmed.
Information Sources
- Most of the information here is taken from the 1853 patent.
- Elliot's machine was featured on the first page of the 1854-03-18 issue of Scientific American. The article concludes by referring inquiries to the inventor. This is the closest we have to evidence that the machine was manufactured.
- Listed in Ken Cope's American Cooperage Machinery and Tools.. The information on Elliot is taken from the Scientific American article.