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| Born | 15 April 1822 |
| Died | 13 October 1895 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Pine Grove Cemetery, Templeton, Massachusetts[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, manufacturing engineer |
| Years active | circa 1843–circa 1885 |
| Employer(s) | Self, founder of American Rattan Company, Fitchburg, MA |
| Known for | Rattan processing machinery, artillery and projectiles |
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Sylvanus Sawyer (15 April 1822 in Templeton, Massachusetts – 13 October 1895, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts)[1] was a United States inventor.[2]
- ^ a b Sylvanus Sawyer (1822–1895) at FindaGrave.com
- ^ . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. V. 1900. p. 408.