US Patent: 1,031,948
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Lubricator
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Patentee:
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Elijah McCoy (exact or similar names) - Detroit, Wayne County, MI |
Manufacturer: |
Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Feb. 19, 1908 |
Granted: |
Jul. 09, 1912 |
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Joel Havens Wikipedia biography of Elijah McCoy
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Description: |
The inventor was born in Canada to fugitive slaves from Kentucky. He moved to Scotland where he was certified as a mechanical engineer, and then rejoined his family who in the meantime had moved to Michigan. |
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