Inventor Name
Locke, Sylvanus Dyer
Repository
Yale University
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library
PO Box 208240
128 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
203-432-1735
http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/
Physical Description
6.25 linear ft.
Summary
Locke was born in Otsego County, New York on September 11, 1833. In 1870, while working for the Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Company of Hoosick Falls, NY, Locke succeeded in building an automatic reaper and binder. Some materials relate to Sylvanus D. Locke, Jr. and the Locke Steel Chain Company of Bridgeport, CT.