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Timothy Fruman Washing Machine Collection
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 15 Jul 2009
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 15 Jul 2009
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Fruman, Timothy. |
| Title: | Timothy Fruman Washing Machine Collection |
| Dates: | 1809 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Legal agreement and manuscript regarding the sale of the patent for a washing machine invented by T. Fruman of Cazenovia, New York. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Nothing is known of Timothy Fruman, other than the information given in the collection: that he was a resident of Cazenovia, New York, and that he patented a "new and useful improvement, being a Washing Machine." Of the purchaser or the patent, David Thorpe, likewise nothing is known.
The first U.S. patent for a washing machine was granted March 3, 1797 to Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire, so although this is not the first, it is still a quite early instance.
The Timothy Fruman Washing Machine Collection consists of a single sheet of handwritten notes describing a washing machine invented by Timothy Fruman of Cazenovia, New York, and an 1809 agreement granting David Thorpe of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, "full and exclusive right of making, constructing, using, and vending" said washing machine in his hometown.
Items are in no particular order.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Persons
Fruman, Timothy.
Thorpe, David.
Subjects
Washing machines -- History.
Places
Cazenovia (N.Y.) -- History.
Perth Amboy (N.J.) -- History.
Genres and Forms
Agreements.
Franchises.
Occupations
Inventors.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Timothy Fruman Washing Machine Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Adah C. Blackman Fund, 2009.
Miscellaneous
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| SC 327 | Notes and franchise agreement regarding washing machine 1809 | ||||||||||