Miscellaneous: Thomas C. Blackburn, 1926, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 25, 1926 Winn Parish Enterprise

Local Citizen Awarded Patent On Repair Link

Mr. Thomas C. Blackburn, for several years with Tremont Railway as boilermaker
and acetylene welder, but now with Southern Mineral Co., at the lime plant
here, has been awarded a patent on a repair link which is an economical and
valuable device for repairing any size chain from the smallest to the largest.

The link carries patent No. 1,576, 431 and is dated March 9, 1926.  The link
looks like two simple hooks fastened together at one end and can easily be
opened and closed with the hands and Mr. Blackburn says they will stay closed
when connecting a chain.  A few of these little links of different sizes
carried along with logging wagons, teamsters, or farmers will save many repair
bills and lots of time according to Mr. Blackburn.