| US Patent: 1,031,948 
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| Lubricator | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Elijah McCoy (exact or similar names) - Detroit, Wayne County, MI |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 19, 1908 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 09, 1912 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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 Wikipedia biography of Elijah McCoy
 
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| Description: |  | The inventor was born in Canada to fugitive slaves from Kentucky. He moved to Scotland where he was certified as a mechanical engineer, and then rejoined his family who in the meantime had moved to Michigan. |  |