US Patent: 5,677X
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Process of Cleaning Feathers
Process of Cleaning Feathers, Called the Feather Cleaning Machine
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Patentee:
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| Charles Toupet (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Oct. 15, 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 Feather Cleaning Machine; Charles Toupet, New York, October 15.
This is a sort of bolting machine, in which the feathers are to be stirred and beaten about, and the dust separated from them. A long trough is made, the upper part of which is of leather, formed and supported' like a wagon tilt; at the lower part is a drawer, covered with wire grating, to receive the dust. A frame, like that of a bolter without its cloth, is made to revolve within the trough by means of a crank; from this frame small pieces of wood, or sole leather, project, which are to act upon the feathers. The machine is placed in an inclined position; the feathers are put in through a door at the upper end, and when they arrive at the lower, are said to be "perfectly bright, clean, and free from all impurities." There is no claim, the whole machine, therefore, is patented."
Journal of the Franklin Institute, V5, Jan., 1830, pg. 31 |
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