Maryland Biscuit Worker

Patented on December 7, 1880, Denton, Maryland local James Ignatius Lednum’s “Kneading Machine” was advertised in the Denton Journal as a way for biscuit workers to make biscuits more quickly. This machine was a roller mounted on a slab of hardwood or marble that was fed biscuit dough as the roller turned to beat and process the dough.  

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Advertisement for the “Maryland Biscuit Worker” biscuit brake in the Denton Journal, February 12, 1881 (February 12, 1881)

The Denton Journal

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Biscuit Brake Machine Patent (December 7, 1880)

United States Patent Office

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Biscuit Brake Machine Patent (December 7, 1880)

United States Patent Office

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Biscuit Brake Machine Patent (December 7, 1880)

United States Patent Office

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Biscuit Brake Machine Patent (December 7, 1880)

United States Patent Office