Thomas Robins (inventor)
| Thomas Robins, Jr. | |
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September 1, 1868 West Point, New York |
| Died | November 4, 1957 (aged 89) Stamford, Connecticut |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Known for | Conveyor belt |
| Spouse(s) | Winifred Hamilton Tucker |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Robins, Sr. |
Thomas Robins, Jr. (September 1, 1868 – November 4, 1957) was an American inventor and manufacturer.
He was born in September 1, 1868, in West Point, New York to Thomas Robins, Sr. He attended Princeton University.
In 1891 he began work on a conveyor belt for carrying coal and ore for Thomas Edison and his Edison Ore-Milling Company in Ogdensburg, New Jersey. His conveyor belt received the grand prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and first prizes at the Pan-American Exposition and Saint Louis Exposition.
Based on his invention he started the Robins Conveying Belt Company and of the Robins New Conveyor Company (now ThyssenKrupp Robins). In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board.
On April 26, 1894 he married Winifred Hamilton Tucker (1868-1952) in Boston, Massachusetts. They lived together at 40 East 66th Street in New York City and had a home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Together with his wife, he had:
He died on November 4, 1957, at the Nestledown Convalescent Home in Stamford, Connecticut, aged 89.
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