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Jethro Wood patented an iron plow with interchangeable parts. The agricultural revolution picked up steam during these years, with notable agricultural developments including: 1819: Jethro Wood's patenting of the iron plow with interchangeable parts;
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Jethro Wood (March 16, 1774 [1] – 1834) was the inventor of a cast-iron moldboard plow with replaceable parts, the first commercially successful iron moldboard plow. His invention accelerated the development of American agriculture in the antebellum period.
Jethro Wood, of Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, patented improvements in 1819. He made the best and most popular plow of its day, and was entitled to much credit for skill and enterprise, but lost his fortune in developing his invention and defending his rights.
Jethro Wood, inventor of the modern plow. A brief account of his life, services and trials; together with facts subsequent to his death, and incident to his great invention
1 maj 2005 · Years of legal battles prevented Wood’s plow from gaining commercial success, even though it was a viable product. John Deere is famous because he built and sold plows, but because Jethro Wood didn’t, no one has ever heard of him. – Sam Moore grew up on a farm in western Pennsylvania.
Jethro Wood, Inventor of the Modern Plow: A Brief Account of His Life, Services and Trials; Together with Facts Subsequent to His Death, and Incident to His Great Invention
18 sty 2007 · Jethro Wood, inventor of the modern plow. A brief account of his life, services and trials; together with facts subsequent to his death, and incident to his great invention.
