Branch 4: Latta Brothers Collection, ca. 1880-ca. 1925
INVENTOR NAME: Latta Brothers
REPOSITORY:
Friendship Free Library
PO Box 37
40 West Main Street
Friendship, NY 14739
585-973-7724
http://www.stls.org/Friendship/
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: (26 items)
The Latta brothers—Emmitt G. Latta and Adrian C. Latta of Friendship, NY, manufactured bicyles. The collection contains catalogs, copies of patents, clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and genealogical data on Latta and family.
Most of Emmit G. Latta’s patents did not show up under a group search at the patent office site. When you search for patent numbers alone use this link: http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm
Patents By Emmit G. Latta & some with his Brother Adrian C Latta.
SHOE TREE AND HOLDER, the CHECK-REIN ATTACHMENT, SIGHT FOR FIREARMS &
Patent Numbers:
113469, 120551, 122078, 130604, 132335, 142967, 144371, 167917, 170176, 172636, 181530, 183688, 183689, 196530, 232278, 237191, 237554, 240735, 245517, 258444, 268248, 283260, 869498, 269071, 283259, 294243, 305938, 330336, 339436, 360101, 372377, 379017, 417241, 505710, 507278, 866542
Emmit G. Latta (Branch 4) sold some of his patents listed below to “THE POPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY”
Pope Manufacturing Company was a manufacturing company started by Albert Augustus Pope in Hartford, CT. The company began with the introduction of the “Columbia” high-wheeler in 1878. Pope bought Pierre Lallement’s original patent for the bicycle, and aggressively bought all other bicycle patents he could find, amassing a fortune by restricting the types of bicycles other American manufacturers could make and charging them royalties. He used the latest technologies in his bicycles—inventions such as ball bearings in all moving parts, and hollow steel tubes for the frame, and he spent a great deal of money promoting bicycle clubs, journals, and races. Until 1896, Pope was the leading US producer of bicycles.
E.G. Latta (Branch 4) Patents for Bicycle / Velocipede / High-Wheeler Models & Parts.
Patent Numbers:
280633, 294640, 294641, 301245, 312277, 315304, 321508, 322733, 323695, 324264, 327399, 328235, 328693, 332092, 332262, 339436, 347357, 346292, 354840, 360101, 376662, 377204, 382885, 387979, 391253, 392349, 396164, 440897, 443663, 444637, 447434, 448442, 452577, 455882, 457494, 461191, 464653, 479946, 555648, 592871, 639410, 649580, 651668, 671053, 679082, 748291, 736527, 736527, 748291,
Emmit G. Latta sold some of his patents listed below to “ The CORONA TYPEWRITER COMPANY”
The company originated in 1886 when the Smith Premier Typewriter Company created the first machine to use both uppercase and lowercase letters. In 1903 it was reorganized as the L.C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company in Syracuse, New York. Separately, in 1906 the Rose Typewriter company marketed the first successful portable typewriter, and in 1909 renamed itself the Standard Typewriter Company. With the success of their Corona model in 1914 Standard Typewriter was renamed again and became the Corona Typewriter Company . Smith Corona was created when L.C. Smith & Bros. united with Corona Typewriter in 1926, with L.C. Smith & Bros. making office typewriters and Corona Typewriter making portables. Electric typewriters debuted in 1955 and electric portables came along in 1957.
Typewriter & Parts Patents By Emmit G. Latta
Patent Numbers: 605201, 843831, 814144, 1261823, 1173589, 1274565, 819773, 1038907, 819353, 1253258, 1221875, 847343, 1222423, 1222550, 847415, 1115077, 771781, 821107, 847990, 1274567, 779087, 758982, 1209456, 1160912, 771783, 944735, 771782, 1295772, 1025752, 1274566, 1278947, 1273882, 807292, 933186, 933652, 843830, 944794, 758455, 926126, 1331441, 1382789, 1491709, 1535322, 1331442, RE14491, 1382790, 1168654, RE14495, 1038906, 1468880, 1410764, 977201, 822210, 933181, 926572, 997137, 832802, 934677, 1382791, 1264945
Legend: Bicycle Brand, Manufacturer, Distributor
Alert(D) Latta Brothers, Friendship NY, 1885
American Express-(D) Latta Brothers, Friendship NY, 1885-1892
American Pilot-(D) Latta Brothers, Friendship NY, 1885-1892
Express-(M) Latta Brothers, Friendship NY, 1892-1900
Pilot Safety-(D) Latta Brothers, Friendship NY, 1885
Pilot-(D) Latta Brothers, Friendship NY, 1885-1892
Reliant-(M) Latta Brothers, Friendship NY, 1898
The information published here was obtained and submitted by George Latta, Branch 13 of the Latta Family.