A History of Tufted Rugs

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Samuel P. Parker, "Tufting Device" (US2422126A)

Samuel P. Parker, "Tufting Device" (US2422126A)

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Made by
Samuel P. Parker
Date
filed 9 Jul 1946, granted 10 Jun 1947
Place
LaGrange, Georgia
Held by
Callaway Mills (assignee)
Collection
TTW Script Bank fact-check notes (Claude research, Aug 2026)
Number
US2422126A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

Samuel P. Parker, “Tufting Device” (US2422126A), filed 9 Jul 1946, granted 10 Jun 1947; assigned to Callaway Mills. patents.google.com/patent/US2422126A/en.

Research notes

Air-fed handheld tufting device. Callaway Mills, LaGrange, Georgia. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.