Edwin Wiswall, Inventor 1902
In the August 28,1902 edition of the Lawrenceville Republican was a short paragraph stating that "Edwin Wiswall of Petty returned from Indianapolis Saturday where he was getting a model of an adding machine he has invented and patented. " Researchers found the actual patent #07703330-A for this machine which was dated June 24, 1902 and witnessed by Daniel Leach and Charles McOrr.
Recent Posts
See AllPart 4 WWI Even though these letters of Miles W Adams, Amos Baird and Jess Tharp were written one hundred years ago, many of the themes are the same thing that young men would write today. i.e. Please
Part 3 WWI Often the soldiers did not have access to a post office and letters were slow going home. The men tried to impress upon their families that no news was good news. Miles M. Adams sent a lett
Part 2 WWI Continued The Rainbow Division first saw action fighting alongside the French in February, 1918,(WWI) where it remained in almost constant contact with the enemy for 174 days. A letter from