US Patent: 142,048 
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| Improvement in cutter-heads
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	        Patentee:
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 | Albert H. Shipman (exact or similar names) - Arcadia, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Aug. 07, 1873 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Aug. 19, 1873 | 
 
 
 
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                        Jeff Joslin Vintage Machinery entry for James S. Graham & Co. 
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        Description: |  
| The innovation here is a spiral cutter-head plus a knife that is normally straight but is bent to fit into the helical cutter seat. A knife that is normally flat (or that can be flattened) is easier to manufacture and sharpen. |  
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