Samuel P. Kimball patents for a cultivator

Collection

Identifier: Coll 943

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two patents, both for a cultivator to be used in orchards, designed by Oregon fruit grower Samuel P. Kimball. One patent was filed in the United States, while the other patent was filed in Canada. The U.S. patent consists of a certificate dated August 7, 1903, with the assigned patent number 735,886; and a printed specification and diagram dated August 11, 1903. The Canadian patent consists of a certificate dated February 4, 1904, with the assigned patent number 85143; a specification of the cultivator signed by Kimball and others on October 27, 1903; and a diagram of the cultivator dated November 16, 1903.

Dates

1903-1904

Creator

Kimball, Samuel P., 1851-1938 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical Note

Samuel P. Kimball was born in 1851 in Ohio. In 1890, he and his family moved to Dallas, Oregon; in 1893, they moved to the area of Salem, Oregon. He worked as a fruit grower. Kimball died in January 1938.

Sources: Articles in the Oregon Statesman and Salem Capitol Journal, January 17-18, 1938; vital records on Ancestry.com.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Patents for a cultivator designed by Samuel P. Kimball (1851-1938) filed in the United States and Canada. Kimball was a fruit grower in the area of Salem, Oregon.