Austin F. Cushman (June 18, 1830 – November 29, 1914) invented the self-centering Cushman universal chuck in 1862; his father-in-law,

Simon Fairman Simon Fairman (1792–1857) of West Stafford, Connecticut, is credited as having invented the scroll-type lathe chuck Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuc ...

, had previously invented the

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chuck Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * ...

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He was born on June 18, 1830, in

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. He died on November 29, 1914, in Hartford, Connecticut.

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