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Key to Links for Patent Information
USPTO = U.S. Patent Office .
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DATAMP = Directory of American Tool And
Machinery Patents . A sister site to VintageMachinery.org with information
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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17,183
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Apr. 28, 1857
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Method of reversing chisels of mortising-machines
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Moses Marshall |
Lowell, MA |
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63,605
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Apr. 09, 1867
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Improvement in cartridge-ejector for breech-loading firearms
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Charles H. Ballard |
Worcester, MA |
The inventor was an eponym of Ball & Ballard, a firm that succeeded Ball & Rice in 1854, and was in turn replaced by Ball & Williams in 1858, then R. Ball & Co. in 1865. It is suspected, but not confirmed, that R. Ball & Co. manufactured this invention. |