Early U.S. Reel Patents
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| DATE | PATENT NUMBER | INVENTOR |
| 1859, Aug 9 | 24987 | William Billinghurst |
| 1866, June 19 | 55653 | Anson Hatch |
| 1867, Nov 26 | 71344 | Julius vom Hofe |
| 1871, Nov 14 | 121020 | Silas B. Terry |
| 1872, June 18 | 128137 | Alonzo H. Fowler |
| 1874, May 12 | 150883 | Charles F. Orvis |
| 1876, Mar 21 | 175089 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1877, June 12 | 191813 | Francis L. Philbrook (to Hiram L. Leonard) |
| 1880, Dec 7 | 235157 | Francis A. Loomis |
| 1881, July 5 | RE9,785 | Francis A. Loomis (1/2 to James Plumb) |
| 1882, Jan 17 | 252554 | Julius vom Hofe |
| 1883, Jan 23 | 271166 | Edward vom Hofe |
| 1883, July 31 | 282270 | Thomas H. Chubb |
| 1883, Sept 4 | 284217 | Frederick Malleson |
| 1884, Oct 7 | 306162 | John Kopf (1/2 to Thomas B. Mills) |
| 1884, Dec 16 | 309305 | John Kopf (1/2 to Thomas B. Mills) |
| 1885, May 19 | 318190 | John Kopf (1/2 to Thomas B. Mills) |
| 1885, Nov 17 | 330811 | Julius vom Hofe |
| 1885, Nov 24 | 330985 | John Kopf |
| 1885, Dec 29 | 333232 | John Kopf (to Thomas B. Mills) |
| 1886, Feb 23 | 336657 | August F.Meisselbach |
| 1886, June 15 | 343782 | Julius vom Hofe |
| 1886, Oct 26 | 351598 | Andrew B.Hendryx |
| 1886, Nov 23 | 352926 | August F. Meisselbach |
| 1887, Apr 26 | 361890 | Albert N. Pettengill |
| 1887, Sept 27 | 370684 | Thomas H. Chubb |
| 1888, Feb 28 | 378565 | Philip H. Yawman |
| 1888, Mar 20 | 379683 | Abraham Coates |
| 1888, July 10 | 385931 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1889, Feb 5 | 397198 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1889, Oct 8 | 412685 | Julius vom Hofe (to Charles F. Imbrie) |
| 1889, Oct 29 | 413774 | Charles M.Clinton |
| 1889, Nov 19 | 415322 | Edward P.Follett |
| 1890, Mar 4 | 422786 | Ernest Holzmann |
| 1890, June 10 | 430022 | Julius Vom Hofe |
| 1890, July 22 | 432764 | Edward F. Payne (to Thomas B. Mills) |
| 1891, Jan 27 | 445403 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1891, Feb 17 | 446467 | Elbert B. Porter |
| 1891, June 16 | 454319 | Philip H. Yawman |
| 1891, Sept 15 | 459581 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1891, Nov 3 | 462360 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1892, Apr 26 | 473665 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1892, Apr 26 | 473700 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1892, June 7 | 476536 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1892, July 5 | 478326 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1892, Nov 8 | 485794 | Augustus D. Hendrick (to Isaac J. Booth) |
| 1892, Dec 6 | 487481 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1892, Dec 20 | 488408 | Julius Vom Hofe |
| 1894, Aug 14 | 524341 | Frederick W. Moog (to US Net & Twine) |
| 1896, Jan 14 | 553069 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1896, March 17 | 556540 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1896, May 26 | 560925 | Ernest F. Pflueger |
| 1896, July 14 | 563964 | Edward C. Vom Hofe |
| 1897, March 9 | 578608 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1897, Apr 6 | 580185 | Andrew B Hendryx (to A. B. Hendryx Co) |
| 1897, Oct 5 | 591086 | William Shakespeare Jr. |
| 1897, Nov 30 | 594411 | Herman W. Martin |
| 1897, Nov 30 | 594412 | Herman W. Martin |
| 1897, Dec 7 | 595110 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1899, June 27 | 627767 | Charles H. Wisner |
| 1899, Aug 1 | 629842 | Philip H. Yawman (to Yawman & Erbe Mfg Co) |
| 1899, Dec 12 | 639008 | Charles H. Wisner |
| 1900, Oct 09 | 659477 | Ernest Holzmann |
| 1901, Jan 22 | 666398 | William Talbot |
| 1901, Nov 12 | 686353 | William Shakespeare Jr. |
| 1902, Jan 14 | 691073 | Francis J. Rabbeth |
| 1902, May 13 | 699825 | Malcolm A. Shipley |
| 1902, May 29 | 700424 | Edward Vom Hofe |
| 1902, Jul 01 | 703585 | Julius Vom Hofe |
| 1902, Jul 29 | 705758 | Andrew B. Hendryx |
| 1903, Jan 13 | 718416 | Abner W. Bishop |
| 1903, Feb 10 | 720063 | Joseph E. Pflueger |
| 1903, Mar 31 | 724208 | Edward Rockwell (to Liberty Bell Co.) |
| 1903, Jun 16 | 731226 | Edward Rockwell (to Liberty Bell Co.) |
| 1903, Jul 28 | 734959 | Edward Rockwell (to Liberty Bell Co.) |
| 1903, Jul 28 | 734970 | William Shakespeare Jr & Walter Marhoff |
| 1903, Jul 28 | 734971 | William Shakespeare Jr & Walter Marhoff |
| 1903, Jul 28 | 734972 | William Shakespeare Jr & Walter Marhoff |
| 1903, Aug 18 | 736880 | Edward Rockwell (to Liberty Bell Co.) |
| 1903, Oct 20 | 741909 | Julius Vom Hofe |
| 1903, Oct 27 | 742260 | Harry Van Alstyne (to Martin Fish Reel Co.) |
| 1903, Oct 27 | 742586 | Harvey Carlton & Charles Hutchings (to Carlton Mfg Co) |
| 1903, Oct 27 | 742587 | Harvey Carlton & Charles Hutchings (to Carlton Mfg Co) |
| 1903, Dec 08 | 746544 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1904, Feb 23 | 752786 | Albert & William Leaver |
| 1904, Apr 05 | 756653 | Hermann Kiffe |
| 1904, Apr 19 | 757964 | Edward Rockwell (to Liberty Bell Co.) |
| 1904, Jul 05 | 764348 | William Carter |
| 1904, Jul 19 | 765554 | William Carter |
| 1904, Dec 27 | 778368 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1905, May 23 | 790676 | Harvey B. Carlton |
| 1905, Jun 20 | 792910 | August & William Meisselbach |
| 1905, Sep 12 | 799271 | William Shakespeare Jr. |
| 1905, Oct 10 | 801479 | William Shakespeare Jr. |
| 1905, Oct 31 | 803165 | Ernest Holzmann |
| 1905, Nov 28 | 806064 | William Carter |
| 1906, Mar 13 | 815143 | Harvey B. Carlton |
| 1906, May 08 | 820326 | George W. Upton |
| 1906, Oct 02 | 832307 | Benjamin F. Flegel |
| 1906, Oct 23 | 833842 | Walter E Marhoff |
| 1907, Jan 08 | 840948 | Walter E. Marhoff |
| 1907, Jan 22 | 841796 | Thomas Llewellyn & Joseph Pflueger |
| 1907, Feb 05 | 843514 | Henry Baumgartel |
| 1907, Mar 05 | 845805 | August F Meisselbach |
| 1907, March 19 | 847350 | Walter E. Marhoff |
| 1907, March 19 | 847890 | George Blackburn |
| 1907, April 16 | 850580 | Ernest Holzmann |
| 1907, Apr 30 | 852070 | Walter E. Marhoff |
| 1907, May 14 | 853311 | Walter E. Marhoff |
| 1907, Sep 17 | 866060 | Joseph E. Pflueger |
| 1908, Feb 18 | 879420 | William Shakespeare Jr. |
| 1908, March 10 | 881850 | Benjamin F. Flegel |
| 1908, Dec 01 | 905585 | Charles D. Rider |
| 1909, Aug 03 | 929867 | August Meisselbach & Pliny Catucci |
| 1910, May 31 | 959623 | William Shakespeare Jr & Samuel Guy Russell |
| 1910, Sep 06 | 969234 | Andrew Wollensak |
| 1910, Sep 06 | 969235 | Andrew Wollensak |
| 1910, Nov 15 | 975653 | William Stockford |