The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-08-02
His,or, of Mareha.rs Cutting Machine


Fearing that the controversy between Mr.. Hunt and
I Ar. Sehos.ey about the merits aud claims Of their
sarer,l Machines might mslesd the public mind to
the Marehan. Machine, thought it might not be
wrong give a short history OF the Marchant insen-
7 tion- sebooley machine patented August I'D,
+ 1858. company formed soon Afterwards, call
ed : The Richmond ttratc Cstter Company, TO make,
sell aud dispose Of said right and machines The
Company dis.ore BY nagtsai Dee~rer Sta
1885, and the territory divided. ]. " Nauzy CO.,
taking the territory West and South Of and uding,
Indiana, and Mr. Schooley and the Messrs. McMeans
+ the territory East Of said State.
/ Before the dissolution of said Company a contract
made with Messrs. Martin and Burns, Of Cam
bridge City, Indiana, for the manufacture Of zee
machines-the of which have since been made
and sold. But owing to defects in the manufacture
they nearly ali returned. 1t plain if
these machines not remoddled and N ade avail
able that there be heavy loss them, and Mr..
j. Marchant set about TO do this. His experiments
proved success-and the machines, when altered,
gave good satisfaction. 1t not known until late
in June that the alteration sufficient entite Mr.
NJ to Letters patent. In other words the parties
owning the Schooley machine did not know that they
had anything more than Schooley's machine, but
simple cheaper and better plan. So they
tiuued sell them under the Schooley pateus-when
they received Information that the change would en-
title Mr. Marchant patent, they quit selling till
the issued chimes sold since that time
have been stamped Marchant, July I7th the date that
the patent issued
We submit the question. whether or not we had the
right To make, vend and Mr.. Schooley s machine
after having purchased the right To do so-and also,
whether had. or had not, the right to any
devices hired agent, Mr.. Merchant, thereon in
connection prior any patent being issued thereon
with his consent. We believe We had this RICH, and
acted, and in every where sold any terri
tory by exhibiting the machine. altered BY Mr. Mar
chant. We have given the parties deeds for his I'M
proyement This Is all we could do ami all that any
honest would rcq.ire and in every instance the
parties satisfied that have given them every
thing exhibited aud too. for have Gully
given them Marchant but throwed in Schooley, and
will merely say to all our customers. who have
bot the Schooey machine from Us, that win give
them the Merchant patent.
80 far claims are concerned we will leave that
to the Courts under the patent laws, when it may
become necessary
Necessity IS truly the mother OF hueati1a II We had
not got into this thing deeply, aud been obliged
get the people would have been without this vau-
able Improvement. They nigh, have gone on for
ages, wearing out their lives trying to prepara a
decent meal fer their faithful servants the horses and
cows. But with this useful invention. which is
cheap durable ami easily ma naged their abors are
easy and their burtleu light. We think the whole
viii rise up am bless Mr. Msrchaut for /,
this beautiful labor-sar 'g miehine They be
had bv applying 10 J. Mirchant. Cambridge City, Ind
or to the undersigned at Richmond.
J. W. MAUzY 4 Co.