The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-17
A. B. Wilson and His Patent
Extension.
His Early Struggles, Lawsuits
and Profits.
THE OPPOSITION ARGUMENTS.
Enormous Profits Of the Monopoly Continuation
The Case Coming 81 p the Senate Com
mittee on Pat,-S-Widesp-ead
Interest in the Result


into Congress will be argued before the Senate
Committee on Patents and the Patent ONCE on to-
morrow morning, the 18th inst, commencing at
naI-past ten O'Clock 1t will hereafter be known ~
the great sewing machine case it being upon the
application Of Mr.. A. b. Wilson for an extension of
certain patent granted to him In 1850, and since
reissued In two parts and once extended. Attor-
neys will appear both for and against the extension
Further on will be found about all that can be said
upon both sides. The following is Mr.. Wilson'S
mortal. 1t will be found Of interest, as showing what
he has already received and the value he places
upon its
A. B. WILSON'S MEMORIAL.
10 THE HONORABLE THE CONGRESS THE UNrrxD
The memorial of Allen b. Wilson, of Waterbury. Conn.,
respectfully represents
sewing machine ever made, which created the art OF
That letters patent Of he United States were issued
e S y9gr m1emoraist for such invention November ~
parts January q 1886 numbered respectively 4s aud s
a | NS M n aa rssSea @ ns
IA were duly extended by the Commissioners OF Patents
expire M rslSsued patents will
said a list re the RI Of
realized and reasonably expects to realize before Novem
AZ about 9Ssaad dollars ana thai tSs
@ s' osT has proved %
AN INVENTORS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
mon and withot he
s h es ho to h p an h OF II
whom he tried % interest in his experiments that
S aaa e.
a % ne %
Tie Work Of Years faith in the public q
sss6shsa swarm Of an'srap s iarlsss1s
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10 defiant la and tsH dd
there adjudication based full proofs solemn
hearing and elaborate argument from
In the Northern districts United States
zen On, ~ with
practical Which never err was before BY enabling seam.
ySSsS no G @
said T reissues San5 and A. and
his said reissued patents on these grounds
Fira-That your petitioner has done everything IN his
s, OBTAIN AN ADEQUATE REWARD
cond-That the remuneration received when compared
with the enormous benefits conferred upon the public has
TataMTiat farther time is necessary to your petit
asneT nS n & a Of S
limited means at an advanced age he having no other
@ or tie at S sss
e, can be Sbanea ba VIII materially aid in re-
All which with other pertinent facts, your memcrallst
So
by act OF for the term Of seven each from
a n'if viii
THE OTHER SIDE
The Forences, one Of the Howes, and, 1t is under
stood, some fifteen other sewing machine manu-
facturers oppose the extension. "Reminiscences
against the extension have been received from cit
zens In all parts OF the country. The attorney for
one OF the opponents furnishes the following as the
substance OF his argument
The two essential requisites In all sewing machines
are first TO form the stitch and second to feed the goods
The first OF these was covered completely by Elias
Mowe's patent for which he admits he received % 600
all owned by combination OF sewing machine manuac
Of wilson, and
extended; Grover Baker June p 1852 also reissued
technically known as the
used in nearly all machines made especially those used
by families WIN not expre until J%hs IS a There +
also covered the same ground and for which extension
was asked in 1859 but which was rgheousy refused by
In addition these they bought old patent granted to
@ S hsn easnded by the Com
enargements that no one would ever reeognze in + any
COVER OVER, AL WHEEL FEED MACHINES
s sS iS' aVe Its Tor winch they are
b. Wilson obtained patent and in 1856 got 1t reissued
in two patents, with claims that cover
that can be made This combination got IT extended BY
s r. I SF a%a
aenee to before E @ I a o o 70
them for seven years more.
cessary some their points covered by their
present enlarged claims For instance reissue No. SAG has
e''''' WHAT THE COMBINATION CLAIMS
larry by the point action the surfaces between which
IS the feeding bar and the cloth press
used In all standard machines.
Secoad-Hodng cloth still while the needle is in It
Third-Hodng the cloth down while the needle sdrawn
Iorti-Arrangng the cloth presser it be raised
The other patent, reissue Az contains the following
FWs-The combination in machine Of these three
elements viz First table, or PLATFORM to support tho
material being served second sewing mechanism ,c
to move the cloth auriomatcally-a combination neces-
secad~A shuttle so constructed that il can be used by
being moved back and forth lst what all shnes mustdo
1t shuttle carrler just what must be used in all shuttle
Any person Of common sense can see from this without
the aid Of expert, that if these patents are revived
machines in this country The combination, independent
q these By ' eeS smc
I and S Snt pod to DO 50 gn
until 1873.
show the immense profits which the public has been
and still compelled to pay this ring it Is only necessary
ing mae n' is from Sc sscsss Of the table
all $40 to $50 ,a a. the same time p Gsy
has i for some time past been increasing
" o s 5 and So
painest sort OF machines Of the same patents
The prices Of tres leading sewing Machines ENGLAND
ana The united states are, as stteu "h"oi o"'' -
'"S' Price IL England. United States
xo,r c,nor az 81 S65 N
Nv" ''''''''s''''
,.,.
The above prices are Che classes OF machines
snld in bo,h countries There Is scarcely any differ
ence in the cost OF material labor in any oil thcm In
support o this is the FOLLOWING
N'f AFFIDAVIT.
w. a. Wilson. President Of the Wilson Sewing Machine
Company personally appeared before me and made oath
10 thc abnye correct and taken by him
c'rcar re nubishcd United States and England
der Inc corporate the companies manufacturing
said machines :, - re-. fhhD SMITH,
Ohio
ESTIMATED PROFITS.
The number Of machines made mp 1866 estimated
nj 5bDtnU and that year the combination collected 81
license 81! 2i9 machines amounting 10 SCOOPS In 1870
Tie four forming the combination according
their own statements sold 1859 machines. These
reailed OF $50 each making in the aggrc-
gate 81, ,g 935 The actual cost these machines
s2 each in round numbers about 81 il8 sS thus
leaving clear profit OF SlSOD0O that the public
paid the companies In the year OF 1870
Lattery they have refused to grant licerycs TO cny
manufacturers and thereby they limit the business