US Patent: 3,945X
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| Trusses for hanging the yards of ships
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Patentee:
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| Preserved Fish (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Sep. 24, 1824 |
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Jeff Joslin
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Description: |
| Yes, the inventor's name really is Preserved Fish. There was more than one man with that name. The most likely candidate to be our inventor is Preserved Fish III (1766-1846), born in Portsmouth, RI, son of a blacksmith named Preserved Fish. After working for his father, III sailed the Pacific on a whaling ship, becoming its captain at age 21. He then went into the business of selling whale oil, first from New Bedford and then from New York. He was co-owner of the shipping firm Fish & Grinnell. He later served as president of the Tradesman's bank. |
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