1836 ⟶ Samuel Colt Establishes Firearms Company and Introduces Revolver
Samuel Colt popularizes the revolver and sets up a firearms ...
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🪵 Samuel Miller Invents the Circular Saw
Circular saw invented by Samuel Miller⟶
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United States⚙️ Oliver Evans Invents the Automatic Flour Mill
Automatic flour mill invented by Oliver Evans⟶
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United States⚙️ Thomas Blanchard Patents Pattern-Tracing Lathe
Thomas Blanchard invents the pattern-tracing lathe (actually more like a shaper). The lathe can copy symmetrical shapes and is used for making gun stocks, and later, ax handles.⟶
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United States🔫 Samuel Colt Establishes Firearms Company and Introduces Revolver
Samuel Colt popularizes the revolver and sets up a firearms company to manufacture his invention of the Colt Paterson revolver a six bullets firearm shot one by one without reloading manually.⟶
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