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Amos Whittemore Account Books, 1812-1813, 1815

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Whittemore, Amos

Repository

Winterthur Library
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4853
http://www.winterthur.org/about/library.asp?sub=downs_collection

Physical Description

2 v. 33 leaves

Summary

Whittemore was an inventor and manufacturer of Cambridge, MA. After attending public school he became apprentice to a gunsmith. He was noted for his patented inventions which included a machine for cutting nails, a loom for weaving duck, a form of a mechanical ship’s log, and several machines which made cotton and wool cards. The account books include one for personal expenses and lists items and prices. The other volume is a daybook that records Whittemore’s business activities of repairing, painting, and making wagons, chaises, sleighs, and harnesses.

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