Austin F. Cushman

Austin F. Cushman (June 18, 1830 – November 29, 1914) invented the self-centering Cushman universal chuck in 1862; his father-in-law, Simon Fairman, had previously invented the lathe chuck.[1][2]

Biography

He was born on June 18, 1830 in Belchertown, Massachusetts. He died on November 29, 1914 at 7 o'clock at Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center in Hartford Connecticut.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A. F. Cushman is Dead of Old Age. Founder of Chuck Company Started Business Here in 1802". Hartford Courant. November 30, 1914. Retrieved 2008-05-21. Austin F. Cushman, president and founder of the Cushman Chuck Company of this city, died of troubles incident to old age yesterday morning at 7 o'clock at St. Francis's Hospital, where he had been confined since last spring, of old age. Mr. Cushman was more than 84 years old, and for some ...
  2. ↑ http://www.ctheritage.org/encyclopedia/topicalsurveys/inventors.htm


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