A History of Tufted Rugs

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L. A. Smith, "Tufting machine" (US1903946A)

L. A. Smith, "Tufting machine" (US1903946A)

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Made by
L. A. Smith
Date
filed , granted 1933
Place
LaGrange, Georgia
Held by
Truline (assignee)
Number
US1903946A
Themes
Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment
View at the source Cited in chapter 5, note 9

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L. A. Smith, “Tufting machine” (US1903946A), filed , granted 1933; assigned to Truline. patents.google.com/patent/US1903946A/en.

Research notes

Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.