| US Patent: 219,851 
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| Improvement in journal-boxes | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Seth C. Ellis (exact or similar names) - Jersey City, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 18, 1879 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 23, 1879 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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 Vintage Machinery entry for Seth C. Ellis
 
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| Description: |  | This journal box was an improvement on patent 114,542. These patents have been observed on a Rowley & Hermance "Sweepstakes" planer-matcher and several other machines from the same maker."My present invention embodies two novel features, by which the inclined sliding sections of the cap are adjusted in a better and more convenient manner, and a more uniform and equalized bearing is obtained on the journal..." |  |