Themes:
Subjects:
Gibson Manufacturing Co., Hewlett Packard company, Calvin Gibson
Date of Creation or Publication:
4/1/1977
Creator
Palo Alto Times staff
Donor
Meda O. Okelo
Language
English
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Article about EPA resident Calvin Gibson inventing a "gravity balanced" wheelbarrow and finally finding a manufacturer for the product. Gibson created the Gibson Manufacturing Co. with a headquarters at his home on Daphne Way. Gibson filed for a patent on his balancing mechanism and credits his success to the Hewlett Packard company, which helped make dies for stamping parts of the cart and gave him a punch press. Includes photo of Mr Gibson with his creation. Article is part of the Biographies binder compiled by the EPA Library.
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