Memoirs of the most eminent American mechanics : also, lives of distinguished European mechanics : together with a collection of anecdotes ... relating to the mechanic arts : illustrated by fifty engravings (1852)
Howe, Henry, 1816-1893, New York Museum of Science and Industry. Library · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 153
had perished amid some oneof the sanguinary scenes of the French revolution. But it appearsthat, after remaining in Europe a number of years, he returnedand settled in Georgia, under the assumed name of Bush, wherehe lived in a retired manner, gaining his livelihood by the practiceof medicine. The… … AMOS WHITTEMORE. AMOS WHITTEMORE, THE INVENTOR OF THE CARD MACHINE. Birth.—Early traits of character.—Is apprenticed to a gunsmith.—Industry.—Constructs a wooden clock without a model.—Invents a machine for measur-ing the progress of vessels.—Becomes a partner in manufacturing cotton andwool…
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