Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Asahel Huntington Patch / Patch Foundry

1825-1909 / 1898-1955

Asahel Huntington Patch Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 30, 2021

1. Asahel Huntington Patch Marker

Inscription.
Asahel Huntington Patch
1825-1909 A. H. Patch, born Nov 18, 1825, spent his early years on a rugged Massachusetts farm. Shelling by hand the flinty corn that grew in that area prompted the boy to dream of inventing a small sheller that every farmer could afford. His dream came true in 1855, when Patch, as a “white-haired old man” in Clarksville, sat down at his kitchen table and whittled out a wooden model. In 1898, he established Patch Foundry on Drane Street, behind his Home Avenue home.

Patch Foundry
1898-1955 Patch Foundry made and shipped worldwide an estimated one million award-winning Black Hawk corn shellers. His 1886 patent won the First Industrial Award at Chicago's 1893 World Fair. The 1903 Model won the 1904 St. Louis Exposition Bronze Medal. The only complaint ever received was “It don't pick rotten grains and dealers say it never wears out”. His four children married Southerners and are buried in Greenwood Cemetery as are Patch and wife, Sarah. After a full day's work at the foundry. A. H. Patch died at age 84 “after eating a whole mincemeat pie” for supper. The Patch plant continued to manufacture the corn shellers until 1955.

Erected by Tennessee

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Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3C 83.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 18, 1825.

Location. 36° 31.855′ N, 87° 21.393′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of College Street (Tennessee Route 48) and Home Avenue, on the right when traveling west on College Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 College Street, Clarksville TN 37040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Drane-Foust House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Recapture of Clarksville (about 800 feet away); Site of Montgomery County College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Austin Peay State University (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1928 (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1878 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jimi Hendrix (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Loftin Newman (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

Also see . . .
1. Asahel Huntington (A. H.) Patch. From Visit Clarksville. (Submitted on January 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. 1903 A.H. Patch Blackhawk Corn Sheller (YouTube). 2017 video by American-Outdoors.net

Patch Foundry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 30, 2021

2. Patch Foundry Marker

highlighting the farming implement. (Submitted on January 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Asahel Huntington Patch / Patch Foundry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 30, 2021

3. Asahel Huntington Patch / Patch Foundry Marker

Looking west on College Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 524 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.