Diamond Match Co. v. Ruby Match Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 389,435, for a machine for making matches, granted to E. B. Beecher, September 11, 1888. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHBALD, District Judge.
This suit is based on letters patent issued to E. B: Beecher, September 11,1888, for a machine for making matches, which the defendants are charged with infringing. Starting with the block from which the match splints are to be produced, the machine in one continuous operation, by means, of its various devices and appliances, is able to,complete and deliver, ready fox *342use, 6,000,000 matches, with the help of one man, within the compass of an ordinary working day. Extraordinary as .is the result, the process is a reasonably simple one. The splints, as they , are cut,…
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