Austin F. Cushman Explained
Austin F. Cushman (June 18, 1830 – November 29, 1914) invented the self-centering Cushman universal chuck in 1862; his father-in-law, Simon Fairman, had previously invented the lathe chuck.[1] [2]
Biography
He was born on June 18, 1830, in Belchertown, Massachusetts. He died on November 29, 1914, in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Notes and References
- News: A. F. Cushman is Dead of Old Age. Founder of Chuck Company Started Business Here in 1802 . Austin F. Cushman, president and founder of the Cushman Chuck Company of this city, died of troubles incident to old age yesterday morning at 7 o'clock at St. Francis's Hospital, where he had been confined since last spring, of old age. Mr. Cushman was more than 84 years old, and for some ... . . November 30, 1914 . 2008-05-21 . 2012-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012162221/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/751146302.html?dids=751146302:751146302&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Nov+30,+1914&author=&pub=The+Hartford+Courant&desc=A.+F.+CUSHMAN+IS+DEAD+OF+OLD+AGE&pqatl=google . dead .
- Web site: Connecticut's Heritage Gateway . 2011-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110518133818/http://www.ctheritage.org/encyclopedia/topicalsurveys/inventors.htm . 2011-05-18 .
