A History of Tufted Rugs

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M. L. Ward, "Tufting Implement for Producing High and Low Pile" (US2879731A)

M. L. Ward, "Tufting Implement for Producing High and Low Pile" (US2879731A)

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Made by
M. L. Ward & Lewis Teal
Date
filed 24 Oct 1956, granted 31 Mar 1959
Place
LaGrange, Georgia
Held by
Callaway Mills (assignee)
Number
US2879731A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

M. L. Ward, “Tufting Implement for Producing High and Low Pile” (US2879731A), filed 24 Oct 1956, granted 31 Mar 1959; assigned to Callaway Mills. patents.google.com/patent/US2879731A/en.

Research notes

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