Buried on April 20, 1910.
Moved to America in 1840.
Wife: Margaret Heines
Mexican War veteran: Company A, 8th U.S. Infantry. He fought at Vera Cruz.
Moved to Minnesota in 1853.
Civil War veteran: Company A, 2nd Regiment, U.S. Sharpshooters ("Berdan's") He was responsible for the regiment receiving Colt Revolving Rifles.
Famous inventor & manufacturer.
- The first dump-car used for railroad construction.
- Founder of "Peteler Portable Railway Manufacturing Co." ("Peteler Car Works") in 1870. In business until 1914.
Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 142,724 on September 9, 1873 for "Improvement in Dumping-Platforms"
- 151,156 on May 19, 1874 for "Improvement in Dumping-Cars"
- 192,789 on July 3, 1877 for "Improvement in Bands for Bundles of Grain"
- 193,994 on August 7, 1877 for "Improvement in Hand-Binders for Harvesters"
- 277,337 on May 8, 1883 for a "Power Loading Apparatus"
- 369,733 on September 13, 1887 for a "Car-Axle Box"
- 369,734 on September 13, 1887 for a "Draw-bar and Bumper"
- 370,651 0n September 27, 1887 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 531,746 on January 1, 1895 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 679,033 on July 23, 1901 for an "Ore or Gravel Car"
- 706,254 on August 5, 1902 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 829,667 on August 28, 1906 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 842,008 on January 22, 1907 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 846,137 on March 5, 1907 for a "Dumping-Car"
Buried on April 20, 1910.
Moved to America in 1840.
Wife: Margaret Heines
Mexican War veteran: Company A, 8th U.S. Infantry. He fought at Vera Cruz.
Moved to Minnesota in 1853.
Civil War veteran: Company A, 2nd Regiment, U.S. Sharpshooters ("Berdan's") He was responsible for the regiment receiving Colt Revolving Rifles.
Famous inventor & manufacturer.
- The first dump-car used for railroad construction.
- Founder of "Peteler Portable Railway Manufacturing Co." ("Peteler Car Works") in 1870. In business until 1914.
Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 142,724 on September 9, 1873 for "Improvement in Dumping-Platforms"
- 151,156 on May 19, 1874 for "Improvement in Dumping-Cars"
- 192,789 on July 3, 1877 for "Improvement in Bands for Bundles of Grain"
- 193,994 on August 7, 1877 for "Improvement in Hand-Binders for Harvesters"
- 277,337 on May 8, 1883 for a "Power Loading Apparatus"
- 369,733 on September 13, 1887 for a "Car-Axle Box"
- 369,734 on September 13, 1887 for a "Draw-bar and Bumper"
- 370,651 0n September 27, 1887 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 531,746 on January 1, 1895 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 679,033 on July 23, 1901 for an "Ore or Gravel Car"
- 706,254 on August 5, 1902 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 829,667 on August 28, 1906 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 842,008 on January 22, 1907 for a "Dumping-Car"
- 846,137 on March 5, 1907 for a "Dumping-Car"
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