Brown and Briggs Type Writing Machine 1908.
Driving Mechanism for Bicycles or Like Vehicles 1903.System for Electrical Communication 1898.Ejector Mechanism for Breakdown Guns 1894.Ribbon Mechanism for Type Writing Machines 1893.Brown and Stillman Pneumatic Tire for Vehicles 1892.Cleaning Attachment for Type Writing Machines 1890.AT Brown and WL Smith Safety Catch for Gun Locks 1886.Lock Mechanism for Concealed Hammer Guns 1886.Over his expansive career, Brown also patented a number of bicycle, electrical system, communication system, automotive, and farm-related inventions. His interests extended beyond typewriters and firearms. Smith and his brothers left the Union Typewriter Company in 1904, Brown stayed on as president of Smith Premier. Alexander Brown later convinced the brothers to shift their attention to typewriters and designed their Smith Premier typewriters. Brown and Wilbert Lewis Smith shared a firearms patent, making him one of two Smith brothers to hold a patent. Smith elevated Brown to the position of lead designer. When William Baker left the business, L.C. Brown initially worked as a lathe operator for W.H. Three of the Smith brothers, Wilbert, Monroe, and H.W., partnered together to form the Smith-Lee Company, which produced sanitary caps for milk and cream bottles.Īlexander Brown worked with the Smith brothers from 1878 to 1904. Although they are best known for their typewriter business, the Smith brothers had a variety of additional business interests.