US Patent: 242,976 
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| Base-plate for horizontal engines
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	        Patentee:
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 | Charles T. Porter (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Mar. 31, 1881 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jun. 14, 1881 | 
 
 
 
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                        Jeff Joslin Vintage Machinery entry for Charles. T. Porter; Porter-Allen Engine Co. Vintage Machinery entry for Southwark Foundry & Machine Co. 
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        Description: |  
| The inventor was the creator of the Porter-Allen high-speed steam engine, which was manufactured by Southwark Foundry. |  
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