Baker, William H., 1874-1962.
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Baker, William H., 1874-1962.
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Baker, William H., 1874-1962.
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Baker, a resident of Lawrence, Mass., was an inventor and manufacturer. He held many patents, including those for a wide variety of loom improvements; an automatic loom; hydroelectric power transmitters; a kinematograph, a device added to a lantern slide projector to give images the appearance of moving; and submarine devices, including a design for a work chamber to help avoid problems with pressure when workers made long-term repairs.
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Electric power transmission
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Lantern projection
Looms
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Submarines (Ships)
Textile machinery
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Massachusetts--Lawrence
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Lawrence (Mass.)
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