US Patent: RE8,971 - Improvement in vacuum railroad-brakes


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US Patent: RE8,971

Improvement in vacuum railroad-brakes

Patentee:

Nehemiah Hodge (exact or similar names) - North Adams, MA

USPTO Classifications:

303/12

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Assignees:

George Westinghouse, Jr. - Pittsburgh, PA

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

George H. Christy

R. H. Whittlesey

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Oct. 24, 1879
Granted:	Nov. 18, 1879

Reissue Information:
Reissue of 28,670 (Jun. 12, 1860)

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"Vintage Machinery" entry for Hodge Machine & Furnace Works

Description:

Inventor Hodge was deceased at the time of reissue. Of tentative interest because of a possible connection with sawmill maker Hodge Machine & Furnace Works of North Adams, MA.