Theodule Guidry Patent Application

Theodule Guidry Patent Application filed February 21, 1908, Patented September 29, 1908 Excerpt: NEWS FROM CHURCH POINT, LA-October 17, 1908 Theodule Guidry, a son of Thelismare Guidry, of Church Point, has recently been granted a patent on a baler which people who has seen it pronounce to be the best of its kind they have ever seen.

The baler is to be put on the market at once and Mr. Guidry is thinking of organizing a stock company for its manufacture. The Guidry baler puts up two bales at once, one on each side of the feedbox. It is simple of construction and cheaply made.

T. Guidry has recently formed a partnership with Editor Ramsey, of the Church Point Democrat, under the name of Guidry and Ramsey, for the purpose of dealing in real estate business on an ambitious scale and with the purpose of booming Church Point property, which is said to be moving freely. July 17, 1909 - The hay press factory being conducted by the Winkler brothers for the purpose of manufacturing the hay press recently invented by Theodule Guidry, is doing some fine work. They have so far made four presses all of which are sold, and have orders for seven more that will be delivered between now and fall.

Tuesday of this week one of their balers was experimented with while mounted on truck was rolled to some nearby field and two small creole horses attached, the baler did excellent work and turned out a good tight heavy bale. It is believed that this baler will put out from four to six hundred bales per day, and requires the use of only one horse and will not over work him. In every sense it is a desirable advantage over anything ever turned out in the baler line.

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Theodule Guidry (s/o Thelesmar Guidry & Herminia Daigle) was born October 13, 1883 in Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. He married Lulu Savoie on February 11, 1904 (d/o Francois Savoie & Eugenie David).

Theodule, was a blacksmith and wheelwright at the time he invented his hay baler. His brother, Pierre, owned a soda pop factory and his father, Thelesmar, owned several businesses in the town of Church Point, including shoemaker’s shop which he expaned to include a saddler and barbering, and the three-story Guidry Hotel.

The three-story Guidry Hotel, built in anticipation of business to be brought in by Church Point's first railroad, the Opelousas, Gueydan, and Northeastern. The hotel was one of the Thelesmar Guidry enterprises. (Freeland Archives photo, Acadia Parish Library)
The three-story Guidry Hotel, built in anticipation of business to be brought in by Church Point's first railroad, the Opelousas, Gueydan and Northeastern. The hotel was one of the Thelesmar Guidry enterprises. (Freeland Archives photo, Acadia Parish Library)

 

The following 3-page document is the patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents, 1790-1909

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