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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
9,286 Sep. 28, 1852 Lath machine Henry C. Smith Cleveland, OH Extended 7 yrs.
10,709 Mar. 28, 1854 Construction of shingle machine Henry C. Smith Cleveland, OH
19,518 Mar. 02, 1858 Improvement in harvester-fingers Henry C. Smith Cleveland, OH
27,870 Apr. 10, 1860 Washing-machine Henry C. Smith Cleveland, OH Of interest because the inventor subsequently patented and manufactured timber mortising machines.
29,920 Sep. 04, 1860 Mortising-machine Henry C. Smith Clarksville, OH This mortiser design was subsequently improved in 1863 patent 39,502 and 1870 patent 105,603. The 1863 patent says that it "is chiefly directed to provisions for placing the cut of the chisel under more complete control of the operator." The 1870 patent specification says, "These devices for operating the machine failed in practice on account of their complexity, also being unwieldy and liable to get out of order, and the improvements are to remedy these defects."
39,502 Aug. 11, 1863 Improved mortising-machine Henry C. Smith Clarksville, OH See predecessor patent 29,920 and successor patent 105,603.
105,603 Jul. 19, 1870 Improvement in mortising-machine Henry C. Smith Lawrence, KS Improvement to patent 29,920.
136,390 Mar. 04, 1873 Improvement in combined ironing-tables, lap-boards, and step-ladders Henry C. Smith Cleveland, OH Of interest because the inventor subsequently patented and manufactured timber mortising machines.
394,026 Dec. 04, 1888 Carpenter's Trestle Henry C. Smith Lawrence, KS