John Deats | |
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Born | February 1, 1769 |
Died | May 1, 1841 | (aged 72)
Known for | Invention of the Deats plow |
John Deats (February 1, 1769 – May 1, 1841) was an American wheelwright and inventor of the Deats plow from Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [1]
John Deats was born in 1769 to William Deats (also spelled Deitz), a German immigrant, and wife Mary at their home about four miles northwest of Flemington. He married Ursula Barton (1767–1853) and they had four children: Elisha Deats (1800–1862), Rhoda Deats Thurston (1803–1880), Gilbert Deats (1808–1870), and Hiram Deats (1810–1887). [1] [2]
He was a wheelwright, like his father, and worked in that trade. After designing a plow and unable to find a manufacturer locally, he moved west. [1] He died in Newark, Ohio in 1841. [2] [3]
After experimenting in building plows, Deats was issued a patent for an improved plow in 1828. [1] [4] He was issued another patent in 1831, which detailed improvements in the moldboard, main landside, bottom landside, cutter, share, plate of iron under the share, and clevis. [5] After his death, his son, Hiram Deats, as administrator, was granted a reissue of this 1831 patent on May 16, 1845. [6] [7] The plow was successfully manufactured and sold by Hiram for many years. [8] The improved moldboard was said to scour better than others. [9] Hiram's nephew, Hiram Deats Jr. (1853–1928), son of Gilbert Deats (1808–1870), later ran the company at Pittstown until 1904. [4] [10] [11]
In 1929, his grandson, Hiram Edmund Deats, donated several pieces of agricultural equipment, including a Deats plow, made by the Deats company to Rutgers University for their agricultural museum under the care of Professor Wabun C. Krueger. [8] [12] This collection became important in the creation of the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture in 1990. [13]
We make the Original Deats Plow which has been extensively used for the past 60 years.
John Deats | |
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Born | February 1, 1769 |
Died | May 1, 1841 | (aged 72)
Known for | Invention of the Deats plow |
John Deats (February 1, 1769 – May 1, 1841) was an American wheelwright and inventor of the Deats plow from Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [1]
John Deats was born in 1769 to William Deats (also spelled Deitz), a German immigrant, and wife Mary at their home about four miles northwest of Flemington. He married Ursula Barton (1767–1853) and they had four children: Elisha Deats (1800–1862), Rhoda Deats Thurston (1803–1880), Gilbert Deats (1808–1870), and Hiram Deats (1810–1887). [1] [2]
He was a wheelwright, like his father, and worked in that trade. After designing a plow and unable to find a manufacturer locally, he moved west. [1] He died in Newark, Ohio in 1841. [2] [3]
After experimenting in building plows, Deats was issued a patent for an improved plow in 1828. [1] [4] He was issued another patent in 1831, which detailed improvements in the moldboard, main landside, bottom landside, cutter, share, plate of iron under the share, and clevis. [5] After his death, his son, Hiram Deats, as administrator, was granted a reissue of this 1831 patent on May 16, 1845. [6] [7] The plow was successfully manufactured and sold by Hiram for many years. [8] The improved moldboard was said to scour better than others. [9] Hiram's nephew, Hiram Deats Jr. (1853–1928), son of Gilbert Deats (1808–1870), later ran the company at Pittstown until 1904. [4] [10] [11]
In 1929, his grandson, Hiram Edmund Deats, donated several pieces of agricultural equipment, including a Deats plow, made by the Deats company to Rutgers University for their agricultural museum under the care of Professor Wabun C. Krueger. [8] [12] This collection became important in the creation of the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture in 1990. [13]
We make the Original Deats Plow which has been extensively used for the past 60 years.