Patent and trademark papers, 1900-1912.

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Patent and trademark papers, 1900-1912.

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The records consist of about 140 patent and trademark papers either issued to Low himself or assigned to him or one of his companies. The inventions break down into a number of broad categories, including electrical appliances, heaters, lamps (even an electrocuting mousetrap); typesetting apparatus including calenders and compositor's sticks; elements for kerosene, gas, oil or other hydrocarbon engines, stoves or burners; and marine equipment including compasses, ventilators, and a submarine. Other inventions number devices for disposing of waste paper, eyeglasses and a desk.

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Alden Type Machine Company.

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Economy Electric Company (N.Y.)

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Low, Abbot Augustus, 1843-1912

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Abbot Augustus Low (1843-1912) was the son of Abiel Abbot Low (1811-1893), a New York China merchant and later partner of Collis P. Huntington in the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company and related ventures. He was the brother of Seth Low, a mayor of New York and president of Columbia University. Abbot Augustus Low was a member of a number of corporations, including the Economy Electric Light Company and the New York Kerosene Oil Engine Company, as well as the family firm, A.A. Low Brothers. H...