The patent (#25,076) was granted on August 9, 1859, for an invention he called "Revolving Stairs".
He also patented machines for improvement in polishing leather during the time when Lynn's shoemaking industry was one of the largest in the world.
Another one of his patents was for a polygraph, an early copying machine that operated by using pens connected by wires.
[5] A writer and a poet, Ames had a disquisition and a Class Ode published during his time at Harvard.
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