US Patent: 1,739 
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| Machine for grinding apples and other fruit
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	        Patentee:
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 | Thomas J. Wells (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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| Granted: | 
Aug. 25, 1840 | 
 
 
 
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                        Jeff Joslin Vintage Machinery entry for T. J. Wells 
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        Description: |  
| The patent specification gives the inventor's middle initial as "I" but the Mechanic's Register (a monthly journal that published patent listings) gives it as "J", which matches a well-known inventor and builder of woodworking machinery. |  
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