Austin F. Cushman

Austin F. Cushman (June 18, 1830 – November 29, 1914) invented the self-centering Cushman universal chuck in 1862; his father-in-law, Simon Fairman, had previously invented the lathe chuck.[1][2]

Biography

He was born on June 18, 1830 in Belchertown, Massachusetts. He died on November 29, 1914 at 7 o'clock at Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center in Hartford Connecticut.

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See also

References
  1. "A. F. Cushman is Dead of Old Age. Founder of Chuck Company Started Business Here in 1802". Hartford Courant. November 30, 1914. Retrieved 2008-05-21. Austin F. Cushman, president and founder of the Cushman Chuck Company of this city, died of troubles incident to old age yesterday morning at 7 o'clock at St. Francis's Hospital, where he had been confined since last spring, of old age. Mr. Cushman was more than 84 years old, and for some ...
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-03-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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