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Patent Issuance

When
10 February 1863
Where
Virginia (source-stated residence attribution; issuance location unresolved)
Part of
Alanson Crane patents a fire extinguisher

Alanson Crane received a patent for a fire extinguisher on February 10, 1863, described as one of the first such patents.

The patent was issued to Alanson Crane on February 10, 1863, and is described as one of the first fire extinguisher patents. The source's phrase 'of Virginia' is a residence attribution rather than a confirmed issuance location. Because no supplied passage states an issuance place within the allowed list, the occurrence place is left null, with the date kept distinct from any document or publication date.

Sources

  1. Fire extinguisher Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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