| US Patent: 22,561 
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| Stump-extractor | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John L. Knowlton (exact or similar names) - Glassborough, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Jan. 11, 1859 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This is the earliest patent granted to John L. Knowlton, who, following the Civil War, invented and manufactured a successful reciprocating ship's saw. See patent 40,344 for the first patented version of that saw. |  |