A History of Tufted Rugs

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Samuel W. Bailey & Harry P. Vigars (US340189A)

Samuel W. Bailey & Harry P. Vigars (US340189A)

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Made by
Samuel W. Bailey & Harry P. Vigars
Date
filed 25 Jan 1884, granted 20 Apr 1886
Place
Marquette, Michigan
Number
US340189A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment, Hooked & handmade rugs

Cite this source

Samuel W. Bailey & Harry P. Vigars (US340189A), filed 25 Jan 1884, granted 20 Apr 1886. patents.google.com/patent/US340189A/en.

Research notes

19th-century rug tool cited as prior art by Shay (1948). Title not captured. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.