| US Patent: RE8,971 
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| Improvement in vacuum railroad-brakes | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Nehemiah Hodge (exact or similar names) - North Adams, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 24, 1879 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 18, 1879 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissue of 28,670 (Jun. 12, 1860) |  USPTO (New site tip)
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                        Jeff Joslin
 "Vintage Machinery" entry for Hodge Machine & Furnace Works
 
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| 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. |  |