The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-30
WHAT is IN A NAME7
Remarkable Answer Given nt the
Patent ONCE.
From the washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
Whats in name?" might be ask
ed in regard to patentees and their
patents, and receive a very interesting
answer for the numerous patents
bearing "A close relationship to the
names of their patentees would almost
lead one to believe that the name as
well as the necessity mothered many
inventions. though generally the mind
doth shape itself TO its own needs"
A truly remarkable collection of this
nature is found in the class of fuel,
under the one sub-class of firekindlers:
Messrs. Burnett. Cordes. Greenwood,
A. Matchet. -. Swift, Wood and
Woodman. and again in animal-traps
we have Messrs. Fox, Hair, Hart, and
Wolf as patentees. Though grass
does not generally need the shelter of
a greenhouse. Md. Greengrass has
invented one. What could have sug-
gested a bottle-stopper more TO Mr..
Augustus Bunker or Mr.. Flood than
their names: or a valve to Mr.. Cock;
Messrs. Spring and Hour have inn
proved patents on clocks. Mr.. Speed
a railway speed recorder. Mr.. Goforth
an engine. Mr.. Lock a railroad lock.
and Mr.. Furnace a steam engine.
A Mr.. Carpenter patents a measure,
Mr.. Cyphers a set of scales, Mr.. Wheat
a pillow spring, Mr.. Stone a rock drill,
Mr.. Graves a shovel. and two by the
name of Hay have invented, one q
rake and the other a harvester and
thrasher. Messrs. Bean, Pitcher. and
Packer must have been farmers. for
seed-planters from the first hayfork
and hayloaders from the latter two,
come by suggestions from name aus well
as need. Who but Mr.. Cannon could
~. Es.ar
arms, or Mr.. Puff an explosive pro-
jectile. Mr.. Pierce a lance, or Mr..
Hunt an Improvement In firearms;
though the suitableness of Mr.. Peace
inventing a magazine for firearms or
Mr.. Dark a trap, Is doubtful.
The anxiety of Mr.. Bill can better be
realized when II is known ne struggled
to perfect an adding machine and Mr..
Hoard a money-box; II, however, took
a pair to open the way for a collection
box, and Messrs. Church and Chapel
may have had as hard work TO achieve
their desire as some workers who en-
deavor to put to use such inventions I'm
places suggested by these inventors
names. One can imagine Mr.. Chubb's
disappointment If his fishing reel had
met with an Interference" in the
Patent Office. or the chill Mr.. Close
would have had IL his button had not
closed the way for any "infringements"
or how Mr.. Cave would have CROPPED
blindly without his lantern, or the
distress of Messrs. Ash and Cook II
their cooking range and automatic
boiler had been marked imperative"
or Mr.. House II his shingle machine
was rejected"
Mr.. Faucette, In this instance, would
not have lost his washing machine.
or Mr.. Tubbs his pump, on the plea
OF public USE" or Mr.. Paine because
his dental-plugger inflicted cruelty"
when the poor man may have been
driven TO n by the cruelty Of his pain.
If Mr.. Fillmore had such anxiety as
10 the final result OF his funnel-filler
that he filled a caveat" Mr.. Coffin
would have entered disclaimer" II
the Office had declared his folding bed
stead 10 have been suggested by his
name, Mr.. Pike would not willingly
have abandoned" his quartz crusher.
and Mr.. Bolt would have felt the need
OF IAN appeal " his burglar alarm
had been thrown out.
Mr. Furr's germ destroyer IA redo
lent ~ sulphur, camDhor, and moth
balls and Mr.. Boomers pedal FOR an
organ suggests The Lost Chord" Mr.
MOTninRstar WAS 20 Impressed with his
name that he wished 10 perpetuate u
IN a plate. Mr.. Safely may have
had uneasy suggestions from his name
10 have iHbnrrd over "a letter box. ~
if seldom that the Patent ONCE has
the opportunity 90 BE- alnEulnriy APP
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