A History of Tufted Rugs

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Bills, "Tufting machine" (US2346467A)

Bills, "Tufting machine" (US2346467A)

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Made by
Bills & Patey
Date
filed , granted 1944
Place
Dalton, Georgia
Number
US2346467A
Themes
Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment

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Bills, “Tufting machine” (US2346467A), filed , granted 1944. patents.google.com/patent/US2346467A/en.

Research notes

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