Edward Crane
The Boston Directory … for the Year … 1870. (Boston, 1870)
Crane Edward E. (Brock & Crane), Dorchester ave cor. Adams, house near Wash., ward 16.
American Patents Issued in November, 1859
Journal of the Franklin Institute, Third Series. Vol. 39. Whole No. Vol. 69. (Philadelphia, 1860), 89.
- Steam Boiler; Edward Crane, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Claim–A fire-box surrounded by a water-jacket ..
- Railroad Car Wheels; Edward Crane, Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Claim–A wheel having its rim and tire secured together by India rubber vulcanized in place.
United States. Patent Office. Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1859. (Washington, 1860), 693.
No. 26,1865. Edward Crane, of Dorchester, Mass.–Improvement in Locomotive Engines. Patent dated Nov. 22, 1859–The claim and engravings explain the nature of this invention.
Claim–The combination, in a locomotive, of a boiler and engine, with a water tank, coal box, blower, and baggage department, on one long truck frame suspended underneath the axles of the wheels, arranged substantially as described.
No. 26,166. Edward Crane, or Dorchester, Mass.–Improvement in Railroad Cars.–Patent dated November 22, 1859.–The claim and engravings explain the nature of this invention.
The inventor says: I claim the use of a single long truck for the support of a railroad car, when the frame of said truck is constructed and suspended substantially as described.
I also claim the use of cylindrical bars of iron, passing under the frame of the truck, and nearly in contact with the rails, for the purpose of keeping the truck frame from striking the rails or ground in case the cars leave the track.