Davenport

(noun.) a large sofa usually convertible into a bed.

(noun.) a small decorative writing desk.

(noun.) a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island.

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• In 1840 Davenport, by means of his electric motor, printed a news sheet called the _Electro Magnet and Mechanics’ Intelligencer_. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Davenport was also the first man to apply electric power to the printing-press, in 1840. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• In 1835 Davenport constructed a small circular railway at Springfield, Mass. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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