| US Patent: D2,293 
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| Design for a pump | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | B. S. Nichols (exact or similar names) - Seneca Falls, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Apr. 03, 1866 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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 Vintage Machinery entry for B. S. Nichols & Co.
 
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| Description: |  | Pump manufacturer Downs & Wheeler was established 1844, became Downs, Mynderse & Co. in 1846, and became Downs & Co. in 1848. Their pumps were made with wooden bodies until 1849 when they began a switch to all-iron pumps. It became Gould Mfg. Co. in 1869, and remains in business as of 2023. |  |