A History of Tufted Rugs

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John M. Gladish, "Loop and Pile Forming Machine" (US1907292A)

John M. Gladish, "Loop and Pile Forming Machine" (US1907292A)

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Made by
John M. Gladish
Date
filed 7 Jul 1928, granted 2 May 1933
Place
LaGrange, Georgia
Held by
Valway Rug Mills (assignee)
Number
US1907292A
Themes
Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

John M. Gladish, “Loop and Pile Forming Machine” (US1907292A), filed 7 Jul 1928, granted 2 May 1933; assigned to Valway Rug Mills. patents.google.com/patent/US1907292A/en.

Research notes

Rug tufting at Valway Rug Mills. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.