US Patent: 5,607X
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| Gridiron
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Patentee:
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| Jonathan Powers (exact or similar names) - Lansingburgh, Rensselaer County, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Granted: |
Aug. 10, 1829 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Most of the patents prior to 1836 were lost in the Dec. 1836 fire. Only about 2,000 of the almost 10,000 documents were recovered. Little is known about this patent. There are no patent drawings available. This patent is in the database for reference only.
For a Cooking Furnace Gridiron; Jonathan Powers, Lansingburg, Rensselaer county, New York, August 10.
The following is the specification:-
"The Gridiron is in a circular form, and concavo-convex; the ribs or bars of which, on the upper side, have a concave upper surface for collecting the gravy, and conveying it downwards to the gravy trough, which stands all around, on the outer edge, having its spout on one side for discharging the gravy. There is a handle on one side.
It may be made of cast-iron, or wrought, or sheet-iron, or any other material, and may be varied in form, size, or shape, as convenience may require, with, or without legs, for so I make them.
We are again at a loss to know what is intended to be patented. It certainly cannot be a round gridiron, as these have been made by the thousand. The fluted, or concave bars, and gravy trough, we have known for upwards of forty years: these, therefore, are not new. But, as the patentee has not chosen to tell his claim, it is not our business to do so; we therefore leave the discovery to others."
Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 8, Nov. 1829 pg. 332 |
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