Alexander T. Brown (1854-) invented the "Premier Typewriter" and designed machinery needed to manufacture typewriters, as well as a "clincher tire" and a two-speed gear for bicycles. He was co-founder of the H. H. Franklin Automobile Comany and helped found the Brown-Lipe-Chapin Company, which specialized in the manufacture of transmission gears. He also designed an automatic switchboard for the telephone. His son Charles Seamans Brown graduated from Cornell University, where he studied mechanical engineering and was a member of Psi Upsilon. In 1928, he purchased property on Shackelton Point, overlooking Oneida Lake near Bridgeport, NY, and built an estate there. In 1952, he bequeathed the property to Cornell University. Through the efforts of Dr. Gustav Swanson, an ornithologist and head of Cornell's Department of Conservation, Shackleton Point was developed as a biological field station.
From the description of Brown family papers, 1903-1932. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 77010790
