| US Patent: 155,862 
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| Improvement in screw-presses | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Cyrus W. Crenshaw (exact or similar names) - Athens, AL |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 25, 1874 |  
| Granted: | Oct. 13, 1874 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This patent is the earliest known patent for a recirculating-ball screw mechanism. The patent covers its use as a screw press, perhaps as a cotton press. For more on the development of the recirculating-ball mechanism see patent 477,642. |  |