http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?subject%3DChains.;subject-join%3Dexact;smode%3Dsimple;brand%3Ddefault Results for your query: subject=Chains.;subject-join=exact;smode=simple;brand=default Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2356.xml Philander Hayden Standish (1835-1918) was a mechanical engineer and inventor. He was active in several cities in California, Missouri, and Ohio before settling in Cleveland, Ohio, He was the owner or co-owner of several manufacturing companies which were involved in the making of steel chains, including the Standish Chain Company of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in the early 1880s; the Bimel-Standish Company of St. Mary's, Ohio in the 1890s; and the Standish Chain and Manufacturing Company of Kent, Ohio, in the 1900s. Among the letters patent issued to Standish by Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Belgium, German, and Sweden were those for his invention of a chain-making machine, a treadle mechanism for sewing machines, and a steam cultivator for improved methods in tethering horses, welding chain links, and coiling metal rods. The business associates with whom he corresponded include J. B. Carey, president of the Chain Makers National Union. The collection consists of correspondence, letter... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2356.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT