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1826

Building a Bedframe and Revolutionary Business​

Cincinnati, OH

Henry Boyd partnered with a white craftsman who received the patent for the Boyd bedstead. By 1836, Boyd owned his own factory, employing 60 workers to produce his improved wooden bedframe with steam-powered machinery and served as a conductor in the underground railroad. Each time arsonists burned his factory, he rebuilt his business and stamped his name on the products in lieu of securing a patent for his improvement. ​

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