U.S. Patent X8447 (Blair seed planter)

CTL-E-3959 · Work · other · 1834

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U.S. Patent X8447, issued October 14, 1834, covering Henry Blair's seed planter, which sowed corn in a checkerboard pattern for faster planting and weed control.

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Henry Blair — authored by
U.S. Patent X8447 for the seed planter was awarded to Henry Blair.

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MyBlackHistory.net - Henry Blair: African American Inventor

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