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Edwin M. Chaffee Patent, 1858

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

United States Patent Office

Repository

Dartmouth College
Rauner Special Collections Library
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover, NH 03755-2519
603-646-2037

Physical Description

2 items

Summary

Patent granted to Edwin M. Chaffee for an india rubber door mat.

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