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Knight built a wooden model of the device, but needed a working iron model to apply for a patent. A man working in the machine shop where Knight's iron model was being built stole her design and patented the device. Knight filed a successful patent interference lawsuit and was awarded the patent in 1870 . With a Massachusetts business man, Knight established the Eastern Paper Bag Co. and received royalties. Other inventions included a numbering machine, window frame and sash- patented in 1894 and several devised relating to rotary engines, patented between 1902 and 1915 according to Encyclopeida Britannica, 2005. Knight's original box-making machine is in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Margaret never married and died on Oct 12, 1914 at the age of 76. A plaque is on the Curry Cottage at 287 Hollis St in Framingham recognizing her as the "first woman awarded at U.S. patent" and holder of 87 U.S. patents. Knight, Margaret E. "Encyclopedia Britannica" 2005 Encyclopedia Britannica Premium Svs - article 9125831 Knight, Margaret E. "www.framingham.k12.ma.us/dunning/knight.htm |
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