Simon Fairman

Inventor

1792 – 1857

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Who was Simon Fairman?

Simon Fairman of West Stafford, Connecticut, invented the lathe chuck in 1830; his son-in-law, Austin F. Cushman invented the self-centering Cushman Universal Chuck.

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Born

1792

Nationality

United States of America

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Inventor

Died

1857

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