Inventor told he is SOL after filing patent with the Patent Office of the Confederate States:
https://archive.org/details/scientific-american-1866-05-19/page/n5/mode/2up
Entire Issue: https://archive.org/details/scientific-american-1866-05-19/mode/2up
Inventor told he is SOL after filing patent with the Patent Office of the Confederate States:
https://archive.org/details/scientific-american-1866-05-19/page/n5/mode/2up
Entire Issue: https://archive.org/details/scientific-american-1866-05-19/mode/2up
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