LINCOLN INVENTION — The young woman is looking over Abe Lincolns model for his inventionto lift ships over shoals. He obtained a patent on the device on May 22, 1849. THE SUNDAY STAB, .WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY, 11 … LINCOLNS INVENTION—United States Commissioner of Patents Conway P. Coe (left) is shownyesterday explaining the operation of a model of a device patented by Abraham Lincoln, to M. L.Wilson, director of the Extension Service, Department of Agriculture, who is president of the Lin-coln Group here.…
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