A History of Tufted Rugs

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John M. Gladish, "Tufting Machine" (US2224866A)

John M. Gladish, "Tufting Machine" (US2224866A)

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Made by
John M. Gladish
Date
filed 25 May 1934, granted 17 Dec 1940
Place
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Held by
half to Robert Blair Cannon (assignee)
Number
US2224866A
Themes
Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

John M. Gladish, “Tufting Machine” (US2224866A), filed 25 May 1934, granted 17 Dec 1940; assigned to half to Robert Blair Cannon. patents.google.com/patent/US2224866A/en.

Research notes

Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.