Thomas Brown (3)
Iron founder, of Alnwick
c.1812 John Common (1778-1868) passed the pattern for a reaping machine to Thomas and his son Joseph.
1822 With his son Joseph, constructed a model of a reaping machine invented by Henry Ogle; they added an apparatus for collecting the corn into sheaves.
1824 Thomas and Joseph emigrated to the USA
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of John Common, ODNB
- Appendix to the specifications of English patents for reaping machines, by Bennet Woodcroft