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92,288
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Jul. 06, 1869
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Improvement in scroll-sawing machines
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William H. Dobson |
Medina, NY |
A highly ornate version of this scrollsaw is seen in an 1872 ad for Rochester Machinery Co., "established 1869". An 1880 ad for Ulscht & Linn features the same saw. The ad says, "Manufacturers of the DOBSON JIG SAW." |
111,328
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Jan. 31, 1871
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Improvement in scroll-saws
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William H. Dobson |
Rochester, NY |
Design was subsequently improved in patent 114,778. The "Dobson Patent Scroll Saw" was mentioned as a successful product in an article about Ulscht & Linn that appeared in the 1881 "Commerce, Manufactures & Resources of Rochester, N. Y." |
217,176
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Jul. 01, 1879
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Improvement in apparatus for regulating pressure in fermenting-casks
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Adam J. Ulscht |
Rochester, NY |
An 1884 book, "Commerce, Manufactures & Resources of Rochester, N.Y.", mentions that Ulscht & Linn manufactured "the firm's own Patent Pressure Regulator for Brewers, an invaluable invention to the manufacture of malt liquors." Co-inventor David Lang was a cooper special in brewers' and wine casks. |
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Improvement in apparatus for regulating pressure in fermenting-casks
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Andrew Linn |
Rochester, NY |
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Improvement in apparatus for regulating pressure in fermenting-casks
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David Lang |
Rochester, NY |
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