US Patent: 5,477X
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| Making Spades and Shovels
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Patentee:
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| Harlow Risley (exact or similar names) - Glastonbury, Hartford County, CT |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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May 01, 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.
"These shovels are to be made of cast-iron, in the same form as those now in use. The top part of the blade is to have a socket cast on it to receive the wooden handle, or shaft. The upper, or bow part, for the hand, is also to be of cast-iron, with a socket for the shaft of wood to pass into. The claim is, the making of the blades of cast-iron with a socket on the top; and also the making of the top of the handle of cast-iron, with a socket to be put on or taken off a wooden shaft.
If a patent for making hammers of cast-iron is good, the present may also stand the test. We cannot immediately refer to the case, but are told that where a patent was taken for making mould boards of cast-iron, the patent was held to be bad, as it was merely changing the composition of matter, which the law declares shall not be deemed a discovery.”
Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 5, Aug. 1829 pgs. 120-121
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