[Papers]. 1893-1948.

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[Papers]. 1893-1948.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49311030

Collection contains U.S. patents, 1906-1949, including dams and hydroelectric power transmission, and loom parts and mechanisms; Canadian patents and assignments, 1900-1914; a patent application file, 1893-1894, 1932-1948, predominately for loom parts and mechanisms; reprints of Baker patents, 1899-1937; and information concerning a patent infringement suit, ca. 1927, between Baker and Crompton & Knowles. Also contains correspondence, 1931-1945, with U.S. and foreign patent offices, lawyers, etc.; a purchasing file, 1944-1946; sales file, 1927-1944, concerning sale of inventions, especially looms; employment file, 1944-1946; and production file, 1945-1946.

3 ft. (7 boxes)

American Textile History Museum Library

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American Textile History Museum Library

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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. From the description of [Papers]. 1893-1948. (A...

Crompton & Knowles Loom Works

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Firm was established in 1897 by the consolidation of Crompton Loom Works (established 1851) and Knowles Loom Works (established 1855). It had manufacturing facilities in Worcester, Mass., Providence, R.I., Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C. From the description of Loom specifications. 1923. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 48447635 The company, located in Worcester, Mass., began in 1851 as a partnership of Merrill Furbush and George C...