US Patent: 6,396
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| Variable-power capstan
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Patentee:
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| Joseph E. Andrews (exact or similar names) - Boston, MA |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Granted: |
Apr. 24, 1849 |
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Jeff Joslin
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Description: |
| Of interest because the inventor had a couple of patents for woodworking machinery, including an important one for a traveling-bed planer. This invention, i.e., for a capstan, was featured on the front page of the 1849-08-04 issue of Scientific American. It had earlier won an award at the 1848 Fair of the American Institute. Assignee Edwin Allyn was a surveyor. |
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