US Patent: 5,538X
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Fork for Digging
Fork, for Digging the Soil of Gardens, &c. called a Prong Spade
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Patentee:
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| William H. (B.) Horton (Norton) (exact or similar names) - Middletown, Middlesex County, CT |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Jun. 15, 1829 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Most of the patents prior to 1836 were lost in the Dec. 1836 fire. Only about 2,000 of the almost 10,000 documents were recovered. Little is known about this patent. There are no patent drawings available. This patent is in the database for reference only.
“For a Fork, for Digging the Soil of Gardens, &c. called a Prong Spade;' William H. Norton, Middletown, Middlesex county, Connecticut, June 15.
This fork is to have the general form of a spade; the number of its prongs may vary, but four is preferred. A length of about ten inches, a width of about one and an eighth inch, and an interval of about, is also recommended. The fork is to be made of steel, and brought to a spring temper; the prongs may be made rather hollowing on the face, and are to be bevelled from the back, so as nearly to form sharp edges.
This instrument, it is said, may be used in digging with much greater facility than the spade, as it is lighter, and encounters less resistance; it answers the double purpose of the spade and the fork; is not clogged by a wet soil, and may be used around shrubbery and plants, without injury to their roots; it may also be used as a shovel. Such are the advantages which it offers, according to the opinion of the patentee.”
Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 6, Sept. 1829 pg. 188
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