Papers, 1859-1866.

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Papers, 1859-1866.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259464

This collection of papers covers the period 1859 to 1866 and includes the following: the 1859 patent of Moses Gerrish Farmer (1820-1893), who invented the first electric fire alarm system in the U.S.; contracts and proposals for the construction of fire alarm systems in major cities in the U.S. and South America; partnership agreements, in 1861 and 1863, when Kennard & Company expanded to cities other than Boston; and miscellaneous drawings and receipts.

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Gadsden Public Library

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John F. Kennard & Company.

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John F. Kennard & Company manufactured fire and police alarm systems in Boston, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1859-1866. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259464 ...

Farmer, Moses G. (Moses Gerrish), 1820-1893

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Moses Gerrish Farmer was born Feb. 9, 1820 in Boxcawen, NH; entered preparatory school at Andover in 1832; attended Dartmouth, but withdrew because of ill health; he worked briefly in a civil engineer's office and was affiliated with various private schools in New England; married Hannah Tobey Shapleigh in 1844; while he was a school principal in Dover, NH, he invented a machine to print paper window shades; began work with the electric telegraph, eventually taking charge of the telegraph line b...