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Thaddeus FAIRBANKS (1796-1886), with brothers Erastus FAIRBANKS (1792-1864) and Joseph FAIRBANKS (1806-1855), founder and benefactor of St. Johnsbury Academy, VT and founder of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. (now Fairbanks Scales, Inc.), and inventor and developer of the platform scales (1830, patented 1831).
Thaddeus Fairbanks was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts, in 1796 and moved to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in 1815. He was an inventor with many patents including a cast iron stove and plow. In 1830 he and Erastus became interested in the raising and processing of hemp, and Thaddeus patented a hemp dresser (and was for a time manager of the St. Johnsbury Hemp Company). His most successful invention was the platform scale in 1830
1796 |
January 17, 1796
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Brimfield, Hampden, MA, United States
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1830 |
May 6, 1830
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Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, VT, United States
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1837
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1886 |
April 12, 1886
Age 90
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St Johnsbury, Caledonia, VT, United States
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