A History of Tufted Rugs

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Lawrence P. Smith, "Motor Operated Tufting Machine" (US1917162A)

Lawrence P. Smith, "Motor Operated Tufting Machine" (US1917162A)

Patent · checked at the source

Made by
Lawrence P. Smith
Date
filed 23 Jun 1932, granted 4 Jul 1933
Held by
Cabin Crafts (assignee)
Collection
TTW Script Bank fact-check notes (Claude research, Aug 2026)
Number
US1917162A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment
View at the source Cited in chapter 5, note 14Cited in chapter 9, note 18

Cite this source

Lawrence P. Smith, “Motor Operated Tufting Machine” (US1917162A), filed 23 Jun 1932, granted 4 Jul 1933; assigned to Cabin Crafts. patents.google.com/patent/US1917162A/en.

Research notes

Checked against the USPTO document: L. P. Smith, "Motor Operated Tufting Machine", No. 1,917,162, filed June 23, 1932, granted July 4, 1933. A handheld tool with the motor in the body and the needle below: the earliest motorised hand tufting tool in this database. Inventor Lawrence P. Smith of Dalton; assigned to Cabin Crafts.