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Lyda D. Newman and the brush patent record

Newman's 1898 brush patent is a hair-care and public-work chronology-gap candidate held noindex while identity and residence evidence are ledgered.

Why this belongs on CultureUp

Newman is a public-record memory story.

Newman belongs in source review because hair care and grooming tools are public-life technology when source limits remain visible.

Chronology gap candidate 8 / not final rankStatus: noindex_draftSource grade: B+

Patent: 614335: Brush
Issue date: 1898-11-15
Place: New York, New York pending patent-text confirmation
Record strength: Patent-record facts are attached, but identity and residence evidence remain under review.
Identity evidence: Identity and residence evidence pending before promotion.
Sprint priority: 8 / not final rank
Chronology caution: Chronology gap candidate status is not final chronological holder rank. CultureUp may revise holder rank only after source-led sequence review.
Cluster: Tools of public life
Identity caution: Identity and residence-source ledger required before indexable promotion.
Needed before promotion: Identity evidence, residence confirmation, and source-led sequence review.
Why this record matters: The row adds hair care, grooming technology, and public work tools to the 1898 chronology gap.

What the public record supports

U.S. Patent No. 614335, issued November 15, 1898.
Brush invention category.
Residence language remains under review.

What remains open

Identity evidence pending.
Residence confirmation pending.

Article profile

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The patent record

Google Patents mirrors U.S. Patent No. 614335 for a brush issued November 15, 1898.

The person in the record

Person and residence context remain under source review.

Place attached to the claim

New York residence language remains pending patent-text/source-record confirmation.

The invention

The invention belongs to brush design, cleaning, ventilation, and hair-care tools.

Business, labor, and use

The patent supports a design claim, not all adoption, salon, or work history.

What the record cannot prove

The patent cannot prove full identity, residence, ancestry, biography, commercialization, or community memory.

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Grant trail

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chronology_gap_candidateSprint priority 8Not public rankutility patentunder review

614335: Brush

Lyda D. Newman / 1898-11-15

Chronology gap candidate, not a public rank correction. Identity and residence language remain pending source-record confirmation.

Residence: New York, New York pending patent-text confirmation
Category: hair care / public work
Source status: under review
Chronology handling: chronology_gap_candidate
Cluster: Tools of public life
Primary sources: 1 mapped

Source trail

Claims stay tied to source limits.

Chronology gap patent records

Patent anchors for 1875-1899 candidates. These rows support invention facts while identity evidence, rank placement, name variants, and public-memory context remain under review.

patent text mirrorpatent-record chronology gap candidate with residence review

US614335A - Brush

Google Patents / 1898 patent record

Supports: Shows Lyda D. Newman connected to a brush patent issued November 15, 1898, with New York residence pending source-record confirmation.
Limit: The patent record verifies invention data, patent number, and issue date. It does not by itself prove full identity, ancestry, biography, commercialization, community memory, or final residence language.
Last checked: 2026-06-09
Source URL: https://patents.google.com/patent/US614335A/en