Bill of Sale Transferring Ownership of The Safety Buggy Company of Lancaster to Byron G. Dodge for $60,000
Description
Bill of Sale transferring ownership of The Safety Buggy Company of Lancaster to Byron G. Dodge in consideration of the sum of $60,000. Includes goods and chattels, buggies, carriages, vehicle parts, and machinery. Dated September 15, 1899.
Witnessed by President A.G. Reinoehl, President and Leon G. Dodge, Secretary.
G.W. Dodge & Son was founded in Berlin, New York in 1871 and relocated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1876. In 1885, G.W. Dodge's eldest son, Byron G. Dodge, became president of the company. The company eventually merged with the Lancaster Cork Works and the American Cork Company and by 1895 was known as the Lancaster Cork Company. The company combined with several other cork companies in 1895 (including Armstrong) and became the site of the Closure Plant for the Armstrong Cork Company.
Check issued in duplicate drawn on the London & South Western Bank, Limited in the amount of $148.68 payable to The Safety Buggy Company for the account of J. Kennedy Tod & Co., New York.
Reverse of check is stamped Lancaster Trust Co., The Safety Buggy Co., B. G. Dodge, Prop.
Letter Acknowledging the Transfer of Patent Assignments to Byron G. Dodge, Owner of The Safety Buggy Company
Description
Letter acknowledging the transfer of patent assignments from The Safety Buggy Company and from Alfred H. Worrest to Byron G. Dodge. Signed by William R. Gerhart, Solicitor of Patents, Lancaster, PA, November 1, 1899.
Mortgage in the Amount of $10,000 Between The Safety Buggy Company of Lancaster, Pa and John W. Hiemenz
Description
Mortgage in the amount of $10,000 between The Safety Buggy Company of Lancaster, Pa. and John W. Hiemenz. Dated December 4, 1894. Collateral offered is the land, premises, and buildings of The Safety Buggy Company originally deeded to the Safety Buggy Company, September 13, 1894.
Witnessed by M. L. Herr, President and H. L. Mellinger, Secretary
Mortgage transferred to The Peoples Trust Savings and Deposit Company of Lancaster, December 17, 1894.
Bond and Warrant satisfied May 1, 1896.
G.W. Dodge & Son was founded in Berlin, New York in 1871 and relocated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1876. In 1885, G.W. Dodge's eldest son, Byron G. Dodge, became president of the company. The company eventually merged with the Lancaster Cork Works and the American Cork Company and by 1895 was known as the Lancaster Cork Company. The company combined with several other cork companies in 1895 (including Armstrong) and became the site of the Closure Plant for the Armstrong Cork Company.
Patent for Certain Improvements in Thill-Couplings, Alfred H. Worrest
Description
Patent Document: United States Patent Office to Alfred H. Worrest of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 542,671, dated July 16, 1895 for "certain Improvements in Thill-Couplings."
File includes original patent office paperwork with description of patent and drawing filed with the US Patent Office, official seal on first page; patent filed into thirds; very fragile.
File includes reprint of patent description and drawing filed with the US Patent Office.
Patent for Certain Improvements in Thill-Couplings, Alfred H. Worrest
Description
Patent Document: United States Patent Office to Alfred H. Worrest of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 589,063, dated August 31, 1897 for "certain Improvements in Thill-Couplings."
File includes original patent office paperwork with description of patent and drawing filed with the US Patent Office, official seal on first page; patent filed into thirds; very fragile.
File includes reprint of patent description and drawing filed with the US Patent Office.
Record of Patent Transfers from Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company
Description
Patent Transfer Document: Record of Patent transfer for the following:
Patent No. 428,835: One half part of patent from Paris Erb to Alfred H. Worrest by Deed of Assignment, May 14 1894; Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company in consideration of the sum of $1000, September 22, 1894. Recorded in the U.S. Patent Office, October 6, 1894. Very fragile.
Patent No. 488,237: Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company in consideration of the sum of $9000, September 22, 1894. Recorded in the U.S. Patent Office, October 6, 1894. Very fragile.
Record of Patent Transfer from Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company
Description
Patent Transfer Document: Record of Patent transfer for the following:
Patent No. 542,671: Alfred H. Worrest to The Safety Buggy Company in consideration of the sum of $1, July 30, 1895. Recorded in the U.S. Patent Office, August 6, 1895. Very fragile
