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| | Text of References in the Patent Office Pony |
 | | The revolution in the production of flooring boards, by the invention of William Woodworth, is within the memory of men still in the vigor of business life. |
 | | That, after obtaining his patent, Woodworth and Strong were obliged to incur ruinous expenses, in bringing their machine into public notice and favor. |
 | | Such was the condition of the enterprise, when, on the 9th of February, 1839, the inventor, Woodworth, died in the city of New York, "in poverty," just eleven years after the grant of his patent. |
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