US Patent: 33,751
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Improvement in oilers
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Patentee:
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Leverett Homer Olmsted (exact or similar names) - Stamford, CT |
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Patent Dates:
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Nov. 19, 1861 |
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Jeff Joslin Vintage Machinery entry for L. H. Olmsted
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Description: |
The invention is an oil can with a hemispherical bottom that has no seam submerged i oil and that will tend to stay upright when set down. The cover flexes to pressurize the oil and thus expel a drop or two. An example has been seen, marked "L. H. Olmsted's pat. Nov. 19, 61". |
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