I. E. Palmer Co. hammocks - exhibitions, design catalogues and historical information

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artdesigncafé - design | Design Meriden | 20 December 2018 | Updated 22 December 2021
I. E. Palmer Co. hammock drawing


Above, illustration of hammock by I. E. Palmer. For more information, see letters patent no. 664,774 (25 December 1900) listed below.


A. I. E. Palmer Co. in exhibitions


1860s

1865 - American Institute Fair, New York

12 - 19 October 1865. American Institute Fair, New York.

> Exhibited by Isaac E. Palmer, Middletown, "for mosquito net fixtures—diploma".

  • For documentation, see historical section below.


1870s

1876 - Philadelphia Centennial exhibition

10 May - 10 November 1876. Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

> Palmer and Kendell (presumably I. E. Palmer in a combined exhibition arrangement) exhibited unspecified "colored mosquito nettings and canopies". (Unspecified awards recipient.) Also, exhibited were "machine tentered wide fabrics, window and picture cords".

  • For documentation, see historical section below.


1890s

1891 - The Conductors’ Fair, New Haven, CT

c. October 1891. The Conductors’ Fair, New Haven, Connecticut.

> Presumably, unspecified designs exhibited by I. E. Palmer ("a great variety of hammocks, canopies and beautiful screen cloths").

  • For documentation, see historical section below.

1893 - World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago

1 May - 30 October 1893. World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago.

> Unspecified cotton fabrics exhibited by I. E. Palmer.

  • For documentation, see historical section below.

1895 - Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta

18 September - 31 December 1895. Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.

> Unspecified designs exhibited by Isaac E. Palmer ("Diploma of Honor or Silver Medals... Isaac E. Palmer, [Middletown], Conn.— Hammocks, etc.")

  • For documentation, see historical section below.


1900s

1901 - Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo

1 May - 2 November 1901. Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York.

> Unspecified designs (hammocks, nets, trapeze bars) exhibited by I. E. Palmer Co. (Middletown).

  • For documentation, see historical section below.


1920s

1926 - American Institute Fair, New York

19 October - 30 October 1926. American Institute Fair, New York, New York.

> Unspecified designs exhibited by I. E. Palmer Co., Middletown.

  • For documentation, see historical section below.


1940s

1940 - G. Fox & Co., Hartford

10 - 17 February 1940. Connecticut-made week at G. Fox & Co., Hartford.

> Unspecified designs exhibited and / or displayed by I. E. Palmer Co. (Middletown)

  • For documentation, see historical section below.



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B. I. E. Palmer Co. historical information (by year)


1860s

Various newspapers, magazines and other sources

(c. 1860-). Various newspapers, magazines and other sources - search engines. (Updated 20 April 2019.)

1863 - feature article

(26 December 1863). Palmer’s pulley block. Scientific American, p. 406. (Viewed 26 December 2018. L00926).

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"... This invention was patented on Nov. 1, 1859, by Isaac E. Palmer, of Montville, Conn. Patent reissued through the Scientific American Patent Agency, on Sept. 8, 1963. The patent is for sale on very favorable terms, as it is out of the patentee’s usual business..." (Excerpt from above.)


1865 - spotlighted news mention - I. E. Palmer & Co. in American Institute fair

(24 October 1865). Connecticut wares at the American Institute [with mention: Isaac E. Palmer, Middletown, "for mosquito net fixtures—diploma"; dates of exhibition: 12 - 19 October 1865]. Hartford Courant, p. 2. (Viewed 18 December 2018. D00520-21.)

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  • For announcement of dates of exhibition, see: Offline - (26 July 1865). American Institute. Hartford Courant, p. 2. (See worldcat.org for locations.)


1870s

1875 - advertisement

(1875). Advertisement for Palmer & Kendell [presumably predecessor company], prop’rs of Arrowanna Mills on page 1 (listed in "index to advertisements" on p. 12; advert not visible in the pdf). In Middletown City Directory for 1875-6. Fitzgerald & Dillon. (Viewed 20 October 2020. F01558-59).

1875 - patent - improvement in machines for tentering and straightening fabrics

Isaac E. Palmer. (13 April 1875; filed 15 August 1874). Letters patent no. 161,896: Improvement in machines for tentering and straightening fabrics. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00934).

1876 - book mention - Palmer and Kendell in Philadelphia Centennial exhibition

(1876). List of awards made by the United States Centennial Commission to the American Exhibitors, International Exhibition, 1876, at Philadelphia. [Listed: Palmer and Kendell (presumably I. E. Palmer in a combined exhibition arrangement), p. 29 & 33.] The actual awards received are not indicated in this text; exhibition dates: 10 May - 10 November 1876.] S. T. Souder & Company: Philadelphia. (Viewed 24 May 2020. A00841-42; F00394; H01679-80.)

1876 - book mention - Palmer and Kendell in Philadelphia Centennial exhibition

(1877). Souvenir of the Centennial exhibition [1876]: Connecticut’s representation at Philadelphia [with Palmer and Kendell (presumably I. E. Palmer in a combined exhibition arrangement) mentions on pp. 124-25); exhibition dates: 10 May - 10 November 1876]. (Viewed 24 May 2020. A00965-75; H01677-78).


1880s

1880 - patent - horse blanket and cover

Isaac E. Palmer. (10 February 1880; filed 31 October 1879). Letters patent no. 224,468: Horse blanket and cover. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00938).

1883 - patent - hammock or bed-bottom

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 January 1883; filed 23 September 1882). Letters patent no. 271,510: Hammock or bed-bottom. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00935).

1885 - patent - hitching device

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 October 1885; filed 29 June 1883). Letters patent no. 329,071; serial no. 99,540: Hitching device. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00936).

1888 - patent - method of folding mosquito-net, tarlatan, and other piece goods

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 February 1888; filed 22 October 1887). Letters patent no. 378,212; serial no. 253,048: Method of folding mosquito-net, tarlatan, and other piece goods. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01612).

1889 - advertisement

Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, PA. (15 May 1889). Advertisement: "... Hammocks... Palmer’s patent hammocks, with pillow and spreader, unequalled for comfort... " [with no product illustrations]. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 2, col. 5. (Viewed 10 July 2021. R00891).

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1889 patents

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1889 - patent - apparatus for delivering material in ropy form

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 April 1889; filed 2 July 1887). Letters patent no. 402,274; serial no. 243,204: Apparatus for delivering material in ropy form. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00940).

1889 - patent - apparatus for stringing hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 April 1889; filed 13 September 1888). Letters patent no. 402,275; serial no. 285,291: Apparatus for stringing hammocks. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01607).

1889 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 May 1889; filed 6 November 1888). Design no. 19,110; serial no. 290,167: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00942).

1889 - patent - hitching device for ropes

Isaac E. Palmer. (18 June 1889; filed 12 March 1889). Letters patent no. 405,372; serial no. 303,009: Hitching device for ropes. (Viewed 16 July 2020. L01613).

1889 - patent - machine for tentering, straightening, and finishing woven fabrics

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 December 1889; filed 30 June 1884). Letters patent no. 416,343; serial no. 136,340: Machine for tentering, straightening, and finishing woven fabrics. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00941).



1890s

1890 - advertisement

A. C. Landers, Newport, RI. (24 May 1890). Advertisement: "... Hammocks ... Palmer’s patent hammocks... " [with no illustrations]. Newport Mercury (Newport, RI), p. 8, col. 4. (Viewed 10 July 2021. R00893).

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1891 - spotlighted article

(15 October 1891). The Conductors’ Fair [including mention of I. E. Palmer exhibit]. Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), p. 2, col. 2. (Viewed 22 April 2020. D01256- ).

"... J. E. Palmer [sic?] of Middletown shows a great variety of hammocks, canopies and beautiful screen cloths... " (Excerpt from above.)


1892 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (29 March 1892; filed 29 February 1892). Design no. 21,434; serial no. 423,287: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00939).

1893 - book - Isaac E. Palmer in World’s Columbian Exposition

(1898). Connecticut at the World’s Fair: Report of the commissioners from Connecticut of the Columbian Exhibition of 1893 at Chicago (exhibition dates: 1 May - 30 October 1893). [Listed: Isaac E. Palmer (cotton fabric), (p. 134)]. Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company: Hartford, CT. (Viewed 30 September 2020. A01528-31).


1893 articles

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1893 - news brief

(February 1893). Untitled news brief: "... hammock and canopy goods manufactured by I. E. Palmer..." House Furnishing Review, p. 76, col. 2. (Viewed 20 July 2020. G01085.)

1893 - news brief

(August 1893). Untitled news brief: "... Mr. Palmer has been before the trade for many years and has one of the most extensive and thoroughly equipped factories in the country for producing the line of goods he handles... " House Furnishing Review, p. 57, col. 1. (Viewed 20 July 2020. L01773).



1893 advertisements

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1893 - advertisement and directory listing

I. E. Palmer. (1893). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of Cotton Tissues, Hammocks, Crinoline Linings, School Bags, Window Screen Cloth, Mosquito Netting...] [with illustrations]. In The New England business directory and gazetteer, p. 2053. [Also, "I. E. Palmer" listing, p. 1414 (Cotton Goods Manufs.).] (Sampson, Murdock & Co.: Boston, MA). (Viewed 5 May 2020. H01387-88).

1893 - advertisement

I. E. Palmer. (March 1893). Advertisement: "... "Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List will be sent on application to the Trade only... " [with illustration of window screen cloth and five of canopies]. House Furnishing Review, p. 102. (Viewed 23 August 2019. L01097).

1893 - three advertisements

I. E. Palmer. (April - June 1893). Advertisements: "Palmer’s patent hammocks... " [with nine illustrations]. House Furnishing Review. (Viewed 20 July 2020. L01766-68).

1893 - three advertisements

I. E. Palmer. (July - September 1893). Advertisement: "Palmer’s patent hammocks... " [with nine illustrations]. House Furnishing Review. (Viewed 20 July 2020. L01770-72).

1893 - advertisement

I . E. Palmer. (October 1893). Advertisement: "Palmer’s patent hammocks... " [with nine illustrations]. House Furnishing Review, p. 158. (Viewed 20 July 2020. L01769).



1893 - patent - method of securing suspension-loops to the ends of hammock-bodies

Isaac E. Palmer. (5 December 1893; filed 19 September 1893). Letters patent no. 510,087; serial no. 485,745: Method of securing suspension-loops to the ends of hammock-bodies. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00943).

c. 1893 - missing design catalogue

I. E. Palmer. (c. 1893). ["Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List".] Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 23 August 2019. L01097).


1894 patents

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1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,302; serial no. 507,481: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00950).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,303; serial no. 507,482: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00951).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,304; serial no. 507,483: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00952).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,305; serial no. 507,484: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00953).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,306; serial no. 507,485: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00954).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,307; serial no. 507,486: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00955).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,308; serial no. 507,487: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00956).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 May 1894; filed 13 April 1894). Design no. 23,309; serial no. 507,488: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00957).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock-hook

Isaac E. Palmer. (12 June 1894; filed 18 May 1894). Design no. 23,349; serial no. 511,725: Design for a hammock-hook. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01605).

1894 - patent - design for a hammock-hook

Isaac E. Palmer. (12 June 1894; filed 18 May 1894). Design no. 23,350; serial no. 511,726: Design for a hammock-hook. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00958).



1895 - spotlighted news mention - Isaac E. Palmer in Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta

(22 November 1895). Medal winners named: Complete text of the finding of the jury of awards (Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, 18 September - 31 December 1895; with mention: "Diploma of Honor or Silver Medals... Isaac E. Palmer, [Middletown], Conn.— Hammocks, etc."). The Constitution (Atlanta), p. 4. (Viewed 27 December 2018. D00353; L00927).

1896 - design catalogue (missing)

I. E. Palmer. (1896). [Catalogue]. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01765).

1896 - design brochure

I. E. Palmer Co. (1896). I. E. Palmer, manufacturer of cotton tissues, hammocks, crinoline linings, mosquito netting, window screen cloth, canopies & canopy fixtures, school bags, self adjusting pulleys, etc.; sheer & Swiss finishing a specialty. Middletown, CT. 12-page folded brochure. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01757; L01762).


1896 advertisements

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1896 - three advertisements

I. E. Palmer. (January-March 1896). Advertisements: "Palmer’s Patent Hammocks; Over 100 varieties... " [with illustration; new one in March]. Hardware Dealers’ Magazine. (Viewed 20 July 2020. L01774-76).

1896 - three advertisements

I. E. Palmer, Middletown, CT. (July - September 1896). Advertisements: "Palmer’s patented Arawana and perfection hammocks... Send for... Illustrated Catalogue of Hammocks and Hitching Devices... New York Office, 62 White St., N. Y." [with illustration of hammock]. House Furnishing Review. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01763-65).



1896 patents

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1896 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 January 1896; filed 21 December 1895). Design no. 25,110; serial no. 572,927: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01608).

1896 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 January 1896; filed 21 December 1895). Design no. 25,111; serial no. 572,928: Design for a hammock. (22 December 2018. L00959).

1896 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 January 1896; filed 21 December 1895). Design no. 25,112; serial no. 572,929: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01609).

1896 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 April 1896; filed 12 March 1894). Design no. 25,377; serial no. 503,361: Design for a hammock. (22 December 2018. L00960).

1896 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (9 June 1896; filed 28 April 1896). Design no. 25,625; serial no. 589,463: Design for a hammock. (22 December 2018. L00961).

1896 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (8 September 1896; filed 1 February 1896). Design no. 26,011; serial no. 577,749: Design for a hammock. (22 December 2018. L00962).

1896 - patent - design for a hammock-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (10 November 1896; filed 16 September 1893). Design no. 26,258; serial no. 485,725: Design for a hammock-support. (22 December 2018. L00963).



1897 - news mention

(22 September 1897). Patent of a skirt protector [with mention of Isaac E. Palmer and patent infringement case, Palmer as the co-plaintiff]. The Sun (Baltimore), p. 10. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00928).

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1897 - patent - design for a hammock

Issac E. Palmer. (1 June 1897; filed 14 April 1897). Design no. 27,159; serial no. 632,183: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00937).


1898 patents

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1898 - patent - means for forming wide sheds of warp from narrow or short supply-beams

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 May 1898; filed 31 December 1896). Letters patent no. 603,407; serial no. 617,584: Means for forming wide sheds of warp from narrow or short supply-beams. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00947).

1897 - patent - seat attachment for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 May 1898; filed 11 February 1897). Letters patent no. 603,408; serial no. 622,937: Seat attachment for hammocks. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01610).

1898 - patent - design for a hammock-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 September 1898; filed 31 August 1898). Design no. 29,422; serail no. 689,956: Design for a hammock-support. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00946).

1898 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (4 October 1898; filed 2 September 1898). Design no. 29,455; serial no. 690,137: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00303).



1899 patents

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1899 - patent - awning-frame for hammock-supports

Isaac E. Palmer. (23 May 1899; filed 10 May 1898). Letters patent no. 625,515; serial no. 680,296: Awning-frame for hammock-supports. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01606).

1899 - patent - design for fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 June 1899; filed 22 May 1899). Design no. 31,110; serial no. 717,853: Design for fabric. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00306).

1899 - patent - design for fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 June 1899; filed 22 May 1899). Design no. 31,111; serial no. 717,854: Design for fabric. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00305).

1899 - patent - design for fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 June 1899; filed 22 May 1899). Design no. 31,112; serial no. 717,855: Design for fabric. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00304).

1899 - patent - design for fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (26 September 1899; filed 24 August 1899). Design no. 31,572; serial no. 728,375: Design for fabric. (Viewed 17 July 2020. L01628).



1900s

1900 - design catalogue (missing)

I. E. Palmer. (1900). [Catalogue]. Unknown number of pages. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 22 December 2021. Q01063).


1900 advertisements

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1900 - advertisement

I. E. Palmer. (January 1900). Advertisement: "Palmer’s Patented Hammocks; with Trapeze Suspensions and Hammock Support... New York Office, 62 White Street... Send for 1900 catalogue... " [with two illustrations of hammocks]. House Furnishing Review, p. 57. (Viewed 22 December 2021. Q01063).

1900 - advertisement

I. E. Palmer. (February 1900). Advertisement: "Palmer’s Patented... Perfection; Arawana; Utopia.. Hammocks... Middletown, Conn. ... New York Office, 62 White St. ... " [with two illustrations of hammocks]. House Furnishing Review, p. 61. (Viewed 22 December 2021. Q01064).

1900 - advertisement

I. E. Palmer. (February 1900). Advertisement: "Palmer’s Patented Hammocks... Middletown, Conn. ... New York Office, 62 White St. ... Send for 1900 catalogue... " [with two illustrations of hammocks]. House Furnishing Review, p. 121. (Viewed 22 December 2021. Q01065).

1900 - advertisement

I. E. Palmer. (April 1900). Advertisement: "Palmer’s Patented... Perfection; Arawana; Utopia.. Hammocks... Middletown, Conn. ... New York Office, 62 White St. ... " [with two illustrations of hammocks]. House Furnishing Review, p. 244. (Viewed 22 December 2021. Q01066).

1900 - advertisement

I. E. Palmer. (May 1900). Advertisement: "Palmer’s Hammocks... Perfection; Arawana; Utopia... Middletown, Conn. ... New York Office, 62 White St. ... Send for our new catalogue for 1900... " [with four illustrations of hammocks]. House Furnishing Review, p. 259. (Viewed 22 December 2021. Q0106 ).



1900 patents

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1900 - patent - hammock-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (9 January 1900; filed 26 June 1899). Letters patent no. 641,033; serial no. 721,911: Hammock-support. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00434).

1900 - patent - canopy

Isaac E. Palmer. (23 January 1900; filed 26 June 1899). Letters patent no. 641,883; serial no. 721,910: Canopy. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00435).

1900 - patent - loom for cross-weaving

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 January 1900; filed 25 May 1899). Letters patent no. 642,359; serial no. 718,221: Loom for cross-weaving. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00448).

1900 - patent - loom for cross-weaving

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 January 1900; filed 31 May 1899). Letters patent no. 642,360; serial no. 718,926: Loom for cross-weaving. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00449).

1900 - patent - loom for cross-weaving

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 January 1900; filed 24 August 1899). Letters patent no. 642,361; serial no. 728,329: Loom for cross-weaving. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00450).

1900 - patent - suspension device

Isaac E. Palmer. (24 April 1900; filed 20 February 1900). Letters patent no. 648,113; serial no. 5,893: Suspension device. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00451).

1900 - patent - apparatus for dyeing

Isaac E. Palmer. (10 July 1900; filed 12 July 1896). Letters patent no. 653,485; serial no. 595,376: Apparatus for dyeing. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00313).

1900 - patent - hammock-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (25 December 1900; filed 25 August 1898). Letters patent no. 664,672; serial no. 689,467: Hammock-support. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00312).

1900 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (25 December 1900; filed 18 January 1898). Letters patent no. 664,774; serial no. 667,032: Hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00311).



1901 - design catalogue (presumably)

I. E. Palmer Co. (1901). Palmer’s specialties and patents: Hammocks, cotton tissues. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01755-56).

1901 - official catalogue - I. E. Palmer Co. in Pan-American Exposition

(1901). Official catalogue and guide book to the Pan-American Exposition. (190 pp.) Buffalo, NY: Charles Ahrhart. [Exhibitors include Isaac E. Palmer (p. 83)]. (Viewed 21 December 2018. A01052-54; L00933.)

1901 - spotlighted news mention - I. E. Palmer Co. in Pan-American Exposition

(1 June 1901). Hardware at the Pan-American [with paragraph on I. E. Palmer Co.] Hardware Dealers’ Magazine, pages numbers unclear. (Viewed 21 December 2018. D00455).

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"... I. E. Palmer, Middletown, Conn., Manufacturers’ and Liberal Arts. The main feature of this exhibit is a loom in operation weaving hammocks, also a complete exhibition of his entire line of products, including Hammocks, Mosquito Nettings, Mosquito Bed Canopies, Crinoline Dress Linings, Horse Fly Nettings and Minnow Nettings, Window Screen Cloth, Self-adjusting Shade Pulleys and sundry Hammocks accessories, such as Supports, Awnings, etc. ..." (Excerpt from above.)



1901 patents

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1901 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (1 January 1901; filed 8 December 1900). Design no. 33,840; serial no. 39,228: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00967).

1901 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (1 January 1901; filed 8 December 1900). Design no. 33,841; serial no. 39,229: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00968).

1901 - patent - design for a pillow

Isaac E. Palmer. (1 January 1901; filed 8 December 1900). Design no. 33,842; serial no. 39,230: Design for a pillow. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00969).

1901 - patent - hammock-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (1 January 1901; filed 29 April 1898). Letters patent no. 665,125; serial no. 679,179: Hammock-support. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00309).

1901 - patent - bedstead canopy-frame

Isaac E. Palmer. (1 January 1901; filed 24 October 1899). Letters patent no. 665,126; serial no. 734,616: Bedstead canopy-frame. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00308).

1901 - patent - design for a hammock-spreader

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 January 1901; filed 28 December 1900). Design no. 33,965; serial no. 41,426: Design for a hammock-spreader. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00970).

1901 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (5 February 1901; filed 10 January 1901). Design no. 34,043; serial no. 42,813: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00971).

1901 - patent - design for a fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 April 1901; filed 8 March 1901). Design no. 34,332; serial no. 50,396: Design for a fabric. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00981).

1901 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 April 1901; filed 8 March 1901). Design no. 34,333; serial no. 50,397: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00982).

1901 - patent - woven fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 May 1901; filed 8 March 1901). Letters patent no. 674,138; serial no. 50,302: Woven fabric. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00964).

1901 - patent - pillow attachment for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 May 1901; filed 16 February 1901). Letters patent no. 674,139; serial no. 47,536: Pillow attachment for hammocks. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00965).

1901 - patent - design for a hammock-body

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 September 1901; filed 10 August 1901). Design no. 35,046; serial no. 71,658: Design for a hammock-body. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00983).

1901 - patent - design for a hammock fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (5 November 1901; filed 4 October 1901). Design no. 35,277; serial no. 77,607: Design for a hammock fabric. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00984).

1901 - patent - golf-club

Isaac E. Palmer. (26 November 1901; filed 11 May 1900). Letters patent no. 687,539; serial no. 16,294: Golf-club. (Viewed 17 July 2020. L01629).

1901 - patent - golf-club

Isaac E. Palmer. (26 November 1901; filed 11 May 1900). Letters patent no. 687,540; serial no. 16,295: Golf-club. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01611).

1901 - patent - heddle

Isaac E. Palmer. (26 November 1901; filed 2 July 1901). Letters patent no. 687,541; serial no. 66,829: Heddle. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00966).

1901 - patent - hammock-canopy

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 December 1901; filed 25 August 1898). Letters patent no. 688,029; serial no. 689,468: Hammock-canopy. (Viewed 21 December 2018. C00307).



1902 - design catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1902). [Catalogue]. Number of pages unknown. (Record ID: SILNMAHTL_28146. Viewed 19 July 2020. L01750).


1902 patents

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1902 - patent - hammock-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 January 1902; filed 18 August 1898). Letters patent no. 691,070; serial no. 688,871: Hammock-support. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00944).

1902 - patent - spreader-clip for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (18 February 1902; filed 25 July 1901). Letters patent no. 693,563; serial no. 69,661: Spreader-clip for hammocks. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00948).

1902 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (18 February 1902; filed 10 August 1901). Letters patent no. 693,564; serial no. 71,598: Hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00964).

1902 - patent - design for hammock fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (18 February 1902; filed 20 January 1902). Design no. 35,753; serial no. 90,589: Design for hammock fabric. (Viewed 12 August 2020. L02004).

1902 - patent - pillow attachment for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (25 February 1902; filed 13 January 1900). Letters patent no. 694,070; serial no. 1,280: Pillow attachment for hammocks. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00945).

1902 - patent - hammock-spreader

Isaac E. Palmer. (25 February 1902; filed 24 January 1901). Letters patent no. 694,071; serial no. 44,502: Hammock-spreader. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00949).

1902 - patent - abdominal support

Isaac E. Palmer. (8 April 1902; filed 31 January 1900). Letters patent no. 697,164; serial no. 3,415: Abdominal support. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01742).

1902 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (6 May 1902; filed 4 May 1901). Letters patent no. 699,410; serial no. 58,737: Hammock. (Viewed 26 December 2018. D00329).

1902 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 May 1902; filed 20 February 1902). Letters patent no. 700,978; serial no 94,921: Hammock. (Viewed 26 December 2018. L00929).

1902 - patent - design for a fabric for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 October 1902; filed 30 August 1902). Design no. 36,119; serial no. 121,700: Design for a fabric for hammocks. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00455).

1902 - patent - design for a fabric for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 October 1902; filed 30 August 1902). Design no. 36,120; serial no. 121,701: Design for a fabric for hammocks. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00456).

1902 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 October 1902; filed 23 August 1902). Letters patent no. 712,202; serial no. 120,801: Hammock. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00452).



1903 - advertisement

Walbridge & Co., Buffalo, NY. (23 July 1903). Advertisement: "... Hammocks and swings; Palmer’ canvas-weave hammocks... " [with possibly relevant abstract illustration of hammock]. Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, New York), p. 9, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 30 January 2021. R00875).

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1903 patents

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1903 - patent - fish-trap

Issac E. Palmer. (3 March 1903; filed 16 March 1901). Letters patent no. 721,913; serial no. 51,418: Fish-trap. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00972).

1903 - patent - fish-net

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 March 1903; filed 16 March 1901). Letters patent no. 721,914; serial no. 51,420: Fish-net. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00973).

1903 - patent - turnback bedstead-canopy support

Isaac E. Palmer. (17 March 1903; filed 3 January 1902). Letters patent no. 722,882; serial no. 88,261: Turnback bedstead-canopy support. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00436).

1903 - patent - turnback bedstead-canopy support

Isaac E. Palmer. (17 March 1903; filed 29 August 1902). Letters patent no. 722,883; serial no. 121,438: Turnback bedstead-canopy support. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00437).

1903 - patent - combined canopy and supporting-frame

Isaac E. Palmer. (7 April 1903; filed 10 January 1902). Letters patent no. 724,733; serial no. 89,118: Combined canopy and supporting-frame. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00438).

1903 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 April 1903; filed 25 April 1902). Letters patent no. 725,475; serial no. 104,594: Hammock. (Viewed 26 December 2018. H00420).

1903 - patent - seine

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 April 1903; filed 16 March 1901). Letters patent no. 725,988; serial no. 51,419: Seine. (Viewed 26 December 2018. H00421).

1903 - patent - turnback bedstead-canopy support

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 April 1903; filed 8 January 1902). Letters patent no. 726,563; serial no. 88,262: Turnback bedstead-canopy support. (Viewed 26 December 2018. H00422).

1903 - patent - design for a hammock-body

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 July 1903; filed 3 July 1903). Design no. 36,468; serial no. 164,246: Design for a hammock-body. (Viewed 26 December 2018. H00426).

1903 - patent - loom for cross-weaving

Isaac E. Palmer. (1 September 1903; filed 1 December 1902). Letters patent no. 737,865; serial no. 133,447: Loom for cross-weaving. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00453).

1903 - patent - canopy-supporting frame

Isaac E. Palmer. (15 September 1903; filed 12 May 1903). Letters patent no. 739,024; serial no. 156,742: Canopy-supporting frame. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00454).

1903 - patent - design for a hammock-body

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 November 1903; filed 21 June 1902). Design no. 36,616; serial no. 112,726: Design for a hammock-body. (Viewed 26 December 2018. H00423).

1903 - patent - design for fabric for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 November 1903; filed 9 October 1903). Design no. 36,617; serial no. 176,446: Design for fabric for hammocks. (Viewed 26 December 2018. H00424).

1903 - patent - design for fabric for hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (3 November 1903; filed 9 October 1903). Letters patent no. 36,618; serial no. 176,447: Design for fabric for hammocks. (Viewed 26 December 2018. H00425).



1904 - advertisement

Wm. Hengerer Co., presumably Buffalo, NY. (7 August 1904). Advertisement: "... Bargains from the summer sales... Hammock comfort costs little... Palmer hammocks... " [with no product illustrations]. Buffalo Illustrated Times (Buffalo, New York), p. 32, col. 4. (Viewed 30 January 2021. R00852).

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1904 patents

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1904 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 February 1904; filed 1 July 1902). Letters patent no. 751,102; serial no. 113,986: Hammock. (Viewed 23 October 2020. E01113).

1904 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (5 April 1904; filed 28 January 1904). Letters patent no. 756,520; serial no. 190,945: Hammock. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00440).

1904 - patent - design for a hammock-body

Isaac E. Palmer. (19 April 1904; filed 16 March 1904). Design no. 36,885; serial no. 198,515: Design for a hammock-body. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00458).

1904 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 June 1904; filed 18 May 1904). Design no. 36,998; serial no. 208,613: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00459).

1904 - patent - apparatus for mercerizing

Isaac E. Palmer. (19 July 1904; filed 19 April 1904). Letters patent no. 765,398; serial no. 203,857: Apparatus for mercerizing. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00439).

1904 - patent - rinsing-machine

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 August 1904; filed 2 December 1903). Letters patent no. 766,464; serial no. 183,443: Rinsing-machine. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00441).

1904 - patent - machine for extracting liquid from fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 August 1904; filed 12 January 1904). Letters patent no. 766,517; serial no. 188,709: Machine for extracting liquid from fabric. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00457).

1904 - patent - bedstead-canopy support

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 August 1904; filed 21 October 1903). Letters patent no. 768,819; serial no. 177,974: Bedstead-canopy support. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00460).

1904 - patent - apparatus for mercerizing yarn

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 September 1904; filed 28 November 1903). Letters patent no. 770,920; serial no. 182,978: Apparatus for mercerizing yarn. (Viewed 19 June 2020. L01417).

1904 - patent - turnback canopy-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (11 October 1904; filed 7 February 1903). Letters patent no. 772,174; serial no. 142,311: Turnback canopy-support. (Viewed 19 June 2020. L01418).

1904 - patent - bedstead-canopy support

Isaac E. Palmer. (11 October 1904; filed 21 October 1903). Letters patent no. 772,175; serial no. 177,975: Bedstead-canopy support. (Viewed 19 June 2020. L01419).

1904 - patent - coupling-sleeve

Isaac E. Palmer. (18 October 1904; filed 6 March 1903). Letters patent no. 772,578; serial no. 146,497: Coupling-sleeve. (Viewed 19 June 2020. L01420).

1904 - patent - coupling for canopy-frames

Isaac E. Palmer. (8 November 1904; filed 12 November 1903). Letters patent no. 774,393; serial no. 180,807: Coupling for canopy-frames. (Viewed 19 June 2020. L01421).

1904 - patent - turnback-canopy support

Isaac E. Palmer. (20 December 1904; filed 7 February 1903). Letters patent no. 777,916; serial no. 142,312: turnback-canopy support. (Viewed 22 June 2020. L01444).



1905 patents

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1905 - patent - netting fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (24 January 1905; filed 17 February 1904). Letters patent no. 780,726; serial no. 194,001: Netting fabric. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00443).

1905 - patent - bedstead-canopy support

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 February 1905; filed 3 May 1904). Letters patent no. 783,069; serial no. 206,148: Bedstead-canopy support. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00444).

1905 - patent - stretcher or spreader

Isaac E. Palmer. (18 April 1905; filed 15 September 1904). Letters patent no. 787,632; serial no. 224,611: Stretcher or spreader. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00445).

1905 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (18 April 1905; filed 22 September 1904). Letters patent no. 787,633; serial no. 225,513: Hammock. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00446).

1905 - patent - warp creel

Isaac E. Palmer. (6 June 1905; filed 28 January 1904). Letters patent no. 791,722; serial no. 190,944: Warp creel. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00442).

1905 - patent - hull of vessels

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 November 1905; filed 15 September 1904). Letters patent no. 804,497; serial no. 224,612: Hull of vessels. (Viewed 23 August 2020. E01114).

1905 - patent - netting-canopy

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 November 1905; filed 5 August 1904). Letters patent no. 805,814; serial no. 219,616: Netting-canopy. (Viewed 26 December 2018. E00447).

1905 - patent - hammock and hammock-support

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 November 1905; filed 28 March 1905). Letters patent no. 805,815; serial no. 252,552: Hammock and hammock-support. (Viewed 23 August 2020. E01115).

1905 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 November 1905; filed 8 June 1905). Letters patent no. 805,816; serial no. 264,223: Hammock. (Viewed 24 August 2020. E01127).

1905 - patent - hull of vessels

Isaac E. Palmer. (5 December 1905; filed 14 October 1904). Letters patent no. 806,484; serial no. 228,392: Hull of vessels. (Viewed 25 September 2020. E01515).

1905 - patent - hull of vessels

Isaac E. Palmer. (19 December 1905; filed 31 January 1905). Letters patent no. 807,769; serial no. 243,452: Hull of vessels. (Viewed 25 September 2020. E01516).

1905 - patent - design for a hammock-valance

Isaac E. Palmer. (26 December 1905; filed 23 November 1905). Design no. 37,765; serial no. 288,819: Design for a hammock-valance. (Viewed 25 August 2020. E01128).




1906 patents

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1906 - patent - apparatus for washing fabrics

Isaac E. Palmer. (27 March 1906; filed 22 September 1904). Letters patent no. 816,179; serial no. 225,512: Apparatus for washing fabrics. (Viewed 25 September 2020. E01517).

1906 - patent - temple-roll

Isaac E. Palmer. (10 April 1906; filed 28 December 1904). Letters patent no. 817,443; serial no. 238,630: Temple-roll. (Viewed 25 September 2020. E01518).

1906 - patent - thread guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (24 July 1906; filed 16 April 1906). Letters patent no. 826,875; serial no. 311,877: Thread-guide. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01685).

1906 - patent - thread guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (24 July 1906; filed 16 April 1906). Letters patent no. 826,876; serial no. 311,878: Thread-guide. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01686).

1906 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (31 July 1906; filed 5 June 1906). Design no. 38,151; serial no. 320,343: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01129).

1906 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (11 December 1906; filed 1 November 1906). Design no. 38,354; serial no. 341,652: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01130).



1907 advertisement

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1907 - advertisement

Woodruffs, Knoxville, TN. (2 May 1907). Advertisement: "’Palmer’ high grade hammocks... Indian patterns... Persian designs... the finest made and the designs are distinctive, the colors are rich... " [with abstract illustration of hammock]. Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), p. 3, cols. 5-7. (Viewed 31 January 2021. R00871).

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1907 - advertisement

The Fair, presumably Chicago, IL. (21 July 1907). Advertisement: "... Lawn goods... child’s Palmer hammock... Palmer hammock... patent lay-back pillow... " [with no illustrations]. The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), p. 12M, col. 3. (Viewed 30 January 2021. R00872).

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1907 patents

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1907 - patent - wheeled vehicle

Isaac E. Palmer. (19 February 1907; filed 27 June 1906). Letters patent no. 844,615; serial no. 323,543: Wheeled vehicle. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01687).

1907 - patent - canopy-frame

Isaac E. Palmer. (9 April 1907; filed 6 March 1903). Letters patent no. 849,808; serial no. 146,496: Canopy-frame. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00980).

1907 - patent - thread guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (9 April 1907; filed 12 August 1905). Letters patent no. 849,809; serial no. 273,916: Thread-guide. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01688).

1907 - patent - creel

Isaac E. Palmer. (9 April 1907; filed 22 November 1906). Letters patent no. 849,810; serial no. 344,543: Creel. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01689).

1907 - patent - thread-guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (4 June 1907; filed 24 December 1906). Letters patent no. 855,803; serial no. 349,240: Thread-guide. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01690).

1907 - patent - hull of vessels

Isaac E. Palmer. (17 December 1907; filed 12 January 1904). Letters patent no. 874,031; serial no. 188,708: Hull of vessels. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00979).



1908 patents

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1908 - patent - design for a hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (25 February 1908; filed 26 December 1907). Design no. 39,161; serial no. 408,201: Design for a hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01135).

1908 - patent - thread-guide

Isaac E. Palmer. [Reissued 24 March 1908, filed 31 December 1907; original letters patent (see above), 4 June 1907]. Reissue no. 12,769, serial no. 409,014; original letters patent no. 855,803, serial no. 349,240: Thread-guide. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01136).

1908 - patent - thread-guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (7 April 1908; filed 26 December 1906). Letters patent no. 884,037; serial no. 349,377: Thread-guide. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01691).

1908 - patent - hull of vessels

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 April 1908; filed 11 January 1907). Letters patent no. 885,370; serial no. 351,786: Hull of vessels. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01692).

1908 - patent - running-gear for vehicles

Isaac E. Palmer. (9 June 1908; filed 20 November 1907). Letters patent no. 889,960; serial no. 402,954: Running-gear for vehicles. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01693).

1908 - patent - fluid-circulating roll

Isaac E. Palmer. (25 August 1908; filed 26 June 1907). Letters patent no. 897,133; serial no. 380,874: Fluid-circulating roll. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00428).

1908 - patent - woven fabric

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (29 September 1908; filed 17 February 1908). Letters patent no. 900,036; serial no. 416,202: Woven fabric. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01748).

1908 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer. (20 October 1908; filed 28 March 1908). Letters patent no. 901,936; serial no. 423,914: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01694).

1908 - patent - hammock-body

Isaac E. Palmer. (10 November 1908; filed 25 November 1907). Letters patent no. 903,494; serial no. 403,633: Hammock-body. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01125).



1909 - design catalogue (missing)

I. E. Palmer Co. (1909). [Catalogue, 109 illustrations]. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 19 July 2020 L01749).

1909 - advertisement

I. E. Palmer Co. (June 1909). Advertisement: "Palmer Hammocks; The original, largest and most complete hammock plant in the country; Send for new 1909 Catalog in colors. 109 illustrations... Middletown, Conn.; N. Y. Office, 55 Worth St." [with illustration of hammock]. House Furnishing Review, p. 28. (Viewed 19 July 2020 L01749).


1909 patents

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1909 - patent - creel

Isaac E. Palmer. (9 February 1909; filed 17 April 1906). Letters patent no. 911,904; serial no. 312,076: Creel. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01131).

1909 - patent - spindle appurtenance

Isaac E. Palmer. (23 February 1909; filed 9 December 1907). Letters patent no. 913,044; serial no. 405,646: Spindle appurtenance. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00985).

1909 - patent - woven fabric

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 March 1909; filed 24 August 1908). Letters patent no. 914,362; serial no. 449,926: Woven fabric. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01127).

1909 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to I. E. Palmer Co. (6 April 1909; original application filed 28 March 1908; divided and this application filed 14 January 1909). Letters patent no. 917,650; original application serial no. 423,915; this application serial no. 472,193: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00986).

1909 - patent - animal-covering

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to I. E. Palmer Co. (11 May 1909; filed 5 September 1908). Letters patent no. 921,622; serial no. 451,826: Animal-covering. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00429).

1909 - patent - hammock attachment

Isaac E. Palmer. (11 May 1909; filed 14 January 1909). Letters patent no. 921,623; serial no. 472,192: Hammock attachment. (Viewed 12 February 2021. R01126).

1909 - patent - canopy

Isaac E. Palmer. (29 June 1909; filed 19 October 1908). Letters patent no. 926,209; serial no. 458,383: Canopy. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01128).

1909 - patent - design for a couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (6 July 1909; filed 16 March 1909). Design no. 40,132; serial no. 483,861: Design for a couch-hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00431).

1909 - patent - guide for textile material

Isaac E. Palmer. (24 August 1909; filed 26 December 1908). Letters patent no. 932,315; serial no. 469,188: Guide for textile material. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00430).

1909 - patent - running-gear for vehicles

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 November 1909; filed 17 February 1908). Letters patent no. 938,782; serial no. 416,170: Running-gear for vehicles. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01152).

1909 - patent - trackless power-driven vehicle

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 November 1909; filed 6 May 1908). Letters patent no. 938,783; serial no. 431,156: Trackless power-driven vehicle. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01153).

1909 - patent - running-gear for vehicles

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 November 1909; filed 12 August 1908). Letters patent no. 938,784; serial no. 448,129: Running-gear for vehicles. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01166).

1909 - patent - shuttle-picking mechanism for looms

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 November 1909; filed 21 September 1908). Letters patent no. 938,785; serial no. 454,040: Shuttle-picking mechanism for looms. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01167).

1909 - patent - trackless power-driven vehicle

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 November 1909; filed 13 November 1908). Letters patent no. 938,786; serial no. 462,361: Trackless power-driven vehicle. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01168).



1910s

1910 - design catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1910). [Catalogue; notation: "hammocks"], 156 pp. (Viewed 15 May 2020. H01456).


1910 patents

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1910 - patent - thread guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 March 1910; filed 20 February 1909). Letters patent no. 952,756; serial no. 479,048: Thread-guide. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00974).

1910 - patent - process of producing yarn or thread

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 March 1910; filed 25 August 1909). Letters patent no. 952,757; serial no. 514,841: Process of producing yarn or thread. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00975).

1910 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (22 March 1910; filed 2 September 1909). Letters patent no. 952,994; serial no. 515,778: Hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01140).

1910 - patent - couch or framed hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (29 March 1910; filed 29 May 1909). Letters patent no. 953,392; serial no. 499,186: Couch or framed hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01149).

1910 - patent - spring bed or seat

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (19 April 1910; filed 18 September 1908). Letters patent no. 955,350; serial no. 453,576: Spring bed or seat. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01150).

1910 - patent - resilient bottom for couch-hammocks, &c

Isaac E. Palmer. (19 April 1910; filed 13 May 1909). Letters patent no. 955,351; serial no. 495,685: Resilient bottom for couch-hammocks, &c. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01151).

1910 - patent - resilient bottom for couch-hammocks, etc.

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to I. E. Palmer Co. (19 April 1910; filed 18 September 1909). Letters patent no. 955,352; serial no. 518,380: Resilient bottom for couch-hammocks, etc. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00432).

1910 - patent - framed or couch hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to I. E. Palmer Co. (19 April 1910; filed 2 June 1909). Letters patent no. 955,826; serial no. 499,681: Framed or couch hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00433).

1910 - patent - thread-guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (24 May 1910; filed 23 June 1909). Letters patent no. 958,760; serial no. 503,875: Thread-guide. (Viewed 15 July 2020. L01602).



1911 patents

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1911 - patent - hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to I. E. Palmer Co. (21 February 1911; filed 16 June 1910). Letters patent no. 985,055; serial no. 567,121: Hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00976).

1911 - patent - apparatus for treating textile fabrics

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 February 1911; filed 8 September 1908). Letters patent no. 985,695; serial no. 452,134: Apparatus for treating textile fabrics. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01141).

1911 - patent - thread-guide

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 March 1911; filed 21 April 1908). Letters patent no. 988,283; serial no. 428,332: Thread-guide. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00977).

1911 - patent - process of making fulled-valance hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (20 June 1911; filed 29 April 1910). Letters patent no. 995,554; serial no. 558,422: Process of making fulled-valance hammocks. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01142).

1911 - patent - hammock suspension means

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (20 June 1911; filed 27 December 1910). Letters patent no. 996,028; serial no. 599,388: Hammock suspension means. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01143).

1911 - patent - integral fulled-valance hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (20 June 1911; original application filed 29 April 1910; divided and this application filed 11 January 1911). Letters patent no. 996,029; original application serial no. 558,422; this application serial no. 601,997: Integral fulled-valance hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01144).

1911 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to I. E. Palmer Co. [Reissued 15 August 1911, filed 21 March 1911; original application filed 28 March 1908; divided and filed 14 January 1909]. Reissue no. 13,282, serial no. 616,032; original application serial no. 423,915; divided and this application serial no. 472,193: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01145).

1911 - patent - textile-conditioning apparatus

Isaac E. Palmer. (22 August 1911; filed 1 June 1911). Letters patent no. 1,001,435; serial no. 630,547: Textile-conditioning apparatus. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01154).

1911 - patent - running-gear for vehicles

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 November 1911; filed 8 January 1908). Letters patent no. 1,008,612; serial no. 409,753: Running-gear for vehicles. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01155).

1911 - patent - process of conditioning textile material

Isaac E. Palmer. (14 November 1911; filed 17 June 1909). Letters patent no. 1,008,613; serial no. 502,817: Process of conditioning textile material. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01156).

1911 - patent - adjustable couch-hammock and frame therefor

Issac E. Palmer. (14 November 1911; filed 22 August 1911). Letters patent no. 1,008,614; serial no. 645,421: Adjustable couch-hammock and frame therefor. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01157).

1911 - patent - running-gear for vehicles

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 November 1911; filed 8 January 1908). Letters patent no. 1,009,336; serial no. 409,752: Running-gear for vehicles. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01158).

1911 - patent - binding-post for loose leaves and other purposes

Isaac E. Palmer. (21 November 1911; filed 20 June 1911). Letters patent no. 1,009,556; serial no. 634,267: Binding-post for loose leaves and other purposes. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01159).



1912 - design catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1912). [Catalogue; notation: "hammocks"], 285 pp. (Viewed 15 May 2020. H01456).


1912 patents

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1912 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (6 February 1912; filed 2 October 1911). Letters patent no. 1,016,894; serial no. 652,304: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2011. R01146).

1912 - patent - trackless power-driven vehicle

Isaac E. Palmer. (2 April 1912; filed 20 June 1911). Letters patent no. 1,022,151; serial no. 634,266: Trackless power-driven vehicle. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01147).

1912 - patent - combined back-rest and wind-shield

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (9 April 1912; filed 11 September 1911). Letters patent no. 1,022,696; serial no. 648,681: Combined back-rest and wind-shield. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01148).

1912 - patent - apparatus for conditioning textile material

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 July 1912; filed 16 July 1909). Letters patent no. 1,033,925; serial no. 507,952: Apparatus for conditioning textile material. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01746).

1912 - patent - process of conditioning textile material

Isaac E. Palmer. (30 July 1912; filed 17 July 1909). Letters patent no. 1,033,926; serial no. 508,165: Process of conditioning textile material. (Viewed 22 December 2018. L00978).



1913 - advertisement

Woodruffs, Knoxville, TN. (29 May 1913). Advertisement: "Genuine ’Palmer’ hammocks... made of the best materials obtainable, the patterns are really artistic and the colors are fast... " [with abstract illustration of hammock]. The Daily Journal and Tribune (Knoxville, Tennessee), p. 7, cols. 1-3. (Viewed 30 January 2021. R00865).

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1913 patents

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1913 - patent - couch-hammock and wind-shield therefor

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (18 February 1913; filed 20 September 1912). Letters patent no. 1,053,859; serial no. 721,337: Couch-hammock and wind-shield therefor. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01745).

1913 - patent - couch-hammock and back-rest and wind-shield therefor

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (18 February 1913; filed 23 September 1912). Letters patent no. 1,053,860; serial no. 721,765: Couch-hammock and back-rest and wind-shield therefor. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01747).

1913 - patent - loom for weaving fulled-valance hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer. (25 March 1913; filed 3 May 1911). Letters patent no. 1,057,085; serial no. 624,682: Loom for weaving fulled-valance hammocks. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01137).

1913 - patent - bifurcated hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (28 October 1913; filed 3 May 1913). Letters patent no. 1,077,229; serial no. 765,213: Bifurcated hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01138).



1914 - design catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1914). Illustrated catalogue and treatise on hammocks, adjustable hammock supports, adjustable hammock awnings.... Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 9 May 2020. H01480).


1914 patents

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1914 - patent - hammock or like support

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (31 March 1914; filed 8 August 1913). Letters patent no. 1,091,531; serial no. 783,688: Hammock or like support. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01139).

1914 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to. I. E. Palmer Co. (28 April 1914; filed 12 September 1910). Letters patent no. 1,094,921; serial no. 581,623: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00425).

1914 - patent - keir for conditioning textile material

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 April 1914; filed 23 November 1911). Letters patent no. 1,094,922; serial no. 661,923: Keir for conditioning textile material. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01160).

1914 - patent - revisable commercial catalogue and envelop therefor

Isaac E. Palmer. (28 April 1914; filed 30 March 1912). Letters patent no. 1,094,923; serial no. 687,406: Revisable commercial catalogue and envelop therefor. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01161).

1914 - patent - wind-shield or back-rest for couch-hammocks

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (28 April 1914; original application filed 20 September 1912; divided and this application filed 4 November 1912). Letters patent no. 1,094,924; original application serial no. 721,337; this application serial no. 729,297: Wind-shield or back-rest for couch-hammocks. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01162).

1914 - patent - unitary screen

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (28 April 1914; filed 11 June 1913). Letters patent no. 1,094,926; serial no. 773,008: Unitary screen. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01163).

1914 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (26 May 1914; filed 16 June 1910). Letters patent no. 1,098,293; serial no. 567,122: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01164).

1914 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (2 June 1914; filed 22 July 1910). Letters patent no. 1,099,098; serial no. 573,189: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01165).

1914 - patent - textile-storage apparatus

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend Palmer and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators of said Isaac E. Palmer, deceased. (29 December 1914; original application filed 9 June 1913; divided and this application filed 31 March 1914). Letters patent no. 1,123,138; original application serial no. 772,596; divided and this application serial no. 828,639: Textile-storage apparatus. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00426).

1914 - patent - textile conditioning and storage apparatus

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend Palmer and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators of said Isaac E. Palmer, deceased. (29 December 1914; filed 16 January 1914). Letters patent no. 1,123,139; serial no. 812,559: Textile conditioning and storage apparatus. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00427).



1915 patents

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1915 - patent - combined commercial catalogue and portfolio and art of compiling issuable catalogues therefrom

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend Palmer and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators of said Isaac E. Palmer, deceased. (2 February 1915; filed 15 March 1911). Letters patent no. 1,127,370; serial no. 614,516: Combined commercial catalogue and portfolio and art of compiling issuable catalogues therefrom. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00423).

1915 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to I. E. Palmer Co. (2 March 1915; original application filed 28 March 1908; divided and this application filed 13 October 1908). Letters patent no. 1,130,193; original application serial no. 423,914; divided and this application serial no. 457,466: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 22 December 2018. E00424).

1915 - patent - textile-storage apparatus

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators of Isaac E. Palmer, deceased. (9 November 1915; filed 9 June 1913). Letters patent no. 1,160,111; serial no. 772,596: Textile-storage apparatus. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01132).

1915 - patent - supporting-bracket for couch hammock attachment

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (23 November 1915; filed 25 March 1912). Letters patent no. 1,161,408; serial no. 685,956: Supporting-bracket for couch hammock attachment. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01133).

1915 - patent - washing or rinsing machine for textile material

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators of Isaac E. Palmer, deceased. (28 December 1915; filed 28 January 1914). Letters patent no. 1,165,896; serial no. 815,054: Washing or rinsing machine for textile material. (Viewed 13 February 2021. R01134).



1916 - missing design catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1916). Illustrated catalogue and treatise on hammocks... Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 9 May 2020. H01481).

1916 - advertisement

Scott- Halliburton Co., Oklahoma City, OK. (2 July 1916). Advertisement: "Popular priced hammocks... Palmer hammocks... " [with no illustrations]. Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), p. 7, col. 2. (Viewed 30 January 2021. R00856).

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1916 patents

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1916 - patent - washing or rinsing machine for textile material

Isaac E. Palmer, Townsend Palmer and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators of said Isaac E. Palmer, deceased. (18 January 1916; filed 4 March 1914). Letters patent no. 1,168,736; serial no. 822,256: Washing or rinsing machine for textile material. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01473).

1916 - patent - frame for couch-hammocks and similar purposes

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (18 April 1916; filed 22 June 1911). Letters patent no. 1,179,958; serial no. 634,762: Frame for couch-hammocks and similar purposes. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01744).

1916 - patent - process of treating textile material

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend Palmer and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators. (18 April 1916; filed 19 July 1912). Letters patent no. 1,180,267; serial no. 710,367: Process of treating textile material. (Viewed 23 August 2020. E01116).

1916 - patent - bobbin-supporter

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend Palmer and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators. (29 August 1916; filed 24 September 1908). Letters patent no. 1,196,740; serial no. 454,570: Bobbin-supporter. (Viewed 23 August 2020. E01117).



1917 patents

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1917 - patent - fastener for couch-hammocks and other structures

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (24 July 1917; filed 24 July 1911). Letters patent no. 1,234,207; serial no. 640,132: Fastener for couch-hammocks and other structures. (Viewed 18 July 2020. L01673).

1917 - patent - couch-hammock

Isaac E. Palmer, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Co. (28 August 1917; filed 28 July 1914). Letters patent no. 1,238,697; serial no. 853,696: Couch-hammock. (Viewed 18 July 2020. L01674).



1918 - company listing

(1918). Manufacturers and their products... Middletown ... "Palmer, I. E. Co. ... Cotton yarn and hammocks ..." In State of Connecticut Public Document No. 33; Sixth Biennial Report of the Factory Inspection Department to the Governor for the Two Years ending September 30, 1918, (p. 106). State of Connecticut: Hartford. (Viewed 1 October 2020. E01622-27).

1918 - patent - grometing-machine

Isaac E. Palmer; Townsend Palmer and Nathalie T. Palmer, administrators of said Isaac E. Palmer, deceased. (22 October 1918; filed 21 July 1914). Letters patent no. 1,282,714; serial no. 852,323: Grometing-machine. (Viewed 18 July 2020. L01672).

1919 - trade catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1919). Illustrated catalogue and treatise on hammocks. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01758-59).


1920s

1920 - trade catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1920). Illustrated catalogue and treatise on hammocks. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01760-61).

1923 - news mention

(1 August 1923). I. E. Palmer Co. increase stock. Hartford Courant, 10. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00931).

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1926 - spotlighted news mention - I. E. Palmer Co. in American Institute Fair

(17 October 1926). Middletown industries are honored: Three factories recognized by American Institute as among leading ones in country [fair mention: 19 October - 30 October 1926]. Hartford Courant, p. A3. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00930).

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"The recognition by the institute at this time is for two things, long continuance in manufacturing as a working concern and by producing articles which gained diplomas fifty or more years ago for general excellence. The three industries of this section which brought this distinction to Middletown are... I. E. Palmer Co. ..." (Excerpt from article above.)


1928 - design catalogue (missing)

I. E. Palmer Co. (1928). 1928: The I. E. Palmer Co., Middletown, Conn., hammocks and accessories. Number of pages unknown. (No copy known to be in a public library.) (Updated 20 July 2020. H01477-79; L01777).

1929 - news mention

Langer, William M. (30 June 1929). I. E. Palmer Co. [article - quotation by Langer, the company’s Vice President]. Hartford Courant, p. F12. (Viewed 21 December 2018. L00932).

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"William M. Langer, vice-president, [I. E. Palmer Co.] Although not able to give figures which would show the increase, our business is increasingly better for the year, and during the past six months, longer hours have been the rule at the plant, with the result that more employees have been added to the working force. The prospects for the business are very good, and the present rate of production is expected to be continued during the remainder of the year. All departments are showing an equal amount of production for the period." (Excerpt in full from above.)


1930s

1934 - brochure / design catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1934). [Brochure / design catalogue], 21 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01457).

1937 - patent - noncouch hammock and pillow structure

Harry M. Burr, assignor to the I. E. Palmer Company. (19 October 1937; filed 23 January 1937). Letters patent no. 2,096,423; filed 122,024: Noncouch hammock and pillow structure. (Viewed 19 July 2020. L01675).


1940s

1940 - design brochure / catalogue

I. E. Palmer Co. (1940). [Brochure / catalogue; notation: "hammocks"], 15 pp. (Viewed 15 May 2020. H01456).

1940 - spotlighted advertisement - display / exhibit at G. Fox & Co., Hartford

G. Fox & Co., Hartford, CT. (February 1940). Advertisement: "... Feb. 10 to 17, Fox’s Fourth Annual Connecticut-Made Week... expected to have displays or exhibits... I. E. Palmer Co. ... " Hartford Courant. (Viewed 24 October 2018. C00314; C00317).

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According to the obituary of Townsend Palmer (below, 23 February 1953), I. E. Palmer Co. shut down operations in 1941.



1950s

1953 - obituary

(23 February 1953). Former mill head dies in Middletown: Townsend Palmer was president of I. E. Palmer firm. Hartford Courant, p. 3. (Viewed 26 December 2018. L00933).

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"... Mr. Palmer was associated with the Palmer Company, makers of hammocks, netting and fabrics for women’s hats, for many years. His father, the late I. E. Palmer, founded the firm, which shut down operations in 1941 and [disposed] of the factory building on Factory St. After his father’s death, he became president of the firm, and later was its treasurer, serving in that position at the time the company was dissolved... " (Excerpt from article above.)


2010s

2015 - article

Maune, Bill. (15 October 2015). I. E. Palmer Company; One of the most important manufacturing establishments in the town of Middletown [with illustrations showing catalogue cover and two advertisements]. Patch.com (Middletown, CT). (Viewed 20 July 2020. L01777).



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