A Springfield, Vermont inventer devised this machine.
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
IMPROVED DOUGH-KNEADER.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 55,718, dated June 19, 1866.
To all 'whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SANDERS, of Springfield, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Kneading Dough; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference heing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the the present instance by a pin, b, which penetrates the block so that its end will rest in a groove cut around the end of the roller, as shown in Fig. 2, by withdrawing which piu the roller can he disengaged from its block. The roller is hy this attachment insured a revolving -motion for rolling out a sheet of dough, from which to cut biscuits, cakes, Sac.
The block O is secured tothe kneading-hoard by means ot' staples, c e, either ot' which can be caught over a hook, d, rising from the rear end ofthe board A. This attachment ofthe roller to the block and the block to the kneading-board allows the roller to have a universal motion, and consequently it can be operated with good effect upon the dough.
What I claim as new, and desire to secure hy Letters Patent, is-
The combination of the roller B with its grooved end a', the block C, pin b, staples c c, hook d, and hoard A, arranged and operating in the manner and for the purpose herein described.
GEORGE W. SANDERS.
Witnesses WILLIAM H. WHEELER, EDMUND C. BURKE.
The patent system in the 19th century was a driver of economic expansion (or so it is said). That was problably true for a tiny minority of devices and processes that worked well and saved money. Some devices, such as the grindstone, were old tools, but improved manufacturing and distribution systems enabled them to have a greater impact in the industries of the day. Most of the 15,269 patents granted in 1866, however, were more optimistic than useful. The gizmos they covered may have demonstrated a desire to improve some aspect of the human condition but these inventions seem to lack some aspect of true usefulness or efficiency, or they were simply a more expensive method for getting the same result that could be achieved with existing and cheaper tools.
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Good Ole George made a lot of bread selling that machine, I mean lots of dough. To bad many people in the area think that loafing is the way to go. The State just sends them bread free of charge. Yup you can make lots of bread loafing.
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