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Estabrook's Patent

In 1888 George P. Wittlesey wrote

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Ham Estabrook's Can- Opener.

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It was a lengthy

story going into many details of Ham's life, his inventions, his frustrations, and his

success. I have condensed and edited the story so you can briefly take a look at the

process he went through to patent his combination can opener and corkscrew.

When Hamilton

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Ham

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Estabrook was in the junior class of his school in Maine, he

considered getting a job for the summer to start raising money for college. His father