About Wendell Phillips Norton, Sr.
Lived 1861 – 1955 (aged 94). Wendell Phillips Norton, Sr. was an inventor.
Wendell Phillips Norton Sr. (May 14, 1861 – August 8, 1955) was the inventor of a mechanical gear shift on the Hendy-Norton lathe.
Biography He was born on May 14, 1861, in Plainville, Connecticut, to John Calvin Norton and Harriet Hotchkiss. He died on August 8, 1955, at his home in Torrington, Connecticut.
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American inventor (1861–1955)
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Wendell Phillips Norton, Sr. was born on 14 May 1861.
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Wendell Phillips Norton, Sr. died on 8 August 1955.
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Wendell Phillips Norton, Sr. was an inventor.
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