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Marcus Mason & Co. unspecified sense

organization · 5 mentions

Plantation-machinery business

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Marcus Mason & Co.Worcester, Mass. — 1 shared claimUnited States — 1 shared claimcoffee pulper and coffee drier — 1 shared claimDouglas Gordon — 1 shared claimWorcester, Mass.United Statescoffee pulper and c…Douglas Gordon
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William H. Ukers (author)

  • Marcus Mason & Co. was established Worcester, Mass. 1873
    Marcus Mason & Co., established in 1873 at Worcester, Mass.
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Marcus Mason & Co., established in 1873 at Worcester, Mass.' All elements (company name, establishment year, and location) are explicitly provided without any rewording or inference needed.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source). The stance of 'asserts' matches the passage's straightforward presentation. The sentiment is appropriately neutral. The time qualifier correctly shows 1873 as the establishment date with no end date specified. The context is empty as appropriate since no specific sense or role restriction applies. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about Marcus Mason & Co.'s establishment in Worcester, Mass.
  • Marcus Mason & Co. began manufacture of coffee-plantation machinery in United States 1873
    the manufacture of coffee-plantation machinery under the firm name of Marcus Mason & Co. did not begin in the United States until 1873
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'the manufacture of coffee-plantation machinery under the firm name of Marcus Mason & Co. did not begin in the United States until 1873.' The subject, predicate, object, and time are all explicitly mentioned without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage narrative), the stance is appropriately 'asserts' (stated as fact), sentiment is neutral, the time qualifier correctly reflects 'until 1873' with valid_from=1873 and valid_to=null, context is appropriately empty, and the quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • Marcus Mason & Co. is assigned patents for coffee pulper and coffee drier 1904-05 ⟨New York⟩
    assignor to Marcus Mason & Co., New York, is granted United States patents on a coffee pulper and a coffee drier
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The final entry states that Douglas Gordon, assignor to Marcus Mason & Co., New York, is granted United States patents on a coffee pulper and a coffee drier during 1904-05, which matches all elements of the claim including the company, patents, time period, and location.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. Viewpoint, stance, sentiment, time, and context are all accurate. However, there is a minor issue with the quote: it does not appear verbatim in the passage. The passage states 'Douglas Gordon, assignor to Marcus Mason & Co., New York, is granted United States patents on a coffee pulper and a coffee drier.' The claim's quote omits 'Douglas Gordon' at the beginning, making it incomplete though still supportive of the claim. The predicate 'is assigned patents for' slightly simplifies the original 'is granted United States patents on,' though this is a minor semantic variance rather than a substantive qualifier issue.
  • Douglas Gordon assigned patents on coffee pulper and coffee drier to marcus mason & co. Marcus Mason & Co. 1904-05
    Douglas Gordon assigned patents on a coffee pulper and a coffee drier to Marcus Mason & Co. in 1904-05
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Douglas Gordon assigned patents on a coffee pulper and a coffee drier to Marcus Mason & Co. in 1904-05.' The subject, predicate, object, and time period are all explicitly mentioned with no rewording or outside knowledge required.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage text), stance is appropriately 'asserts', sentiment is neutral as the passage presents factual information without connotation, the time period 1904-05 with valid_from 1905 and valid_to 1905 matches the passage, context is empty as none is specified in the passage, and the quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.

Change over time

1873
  • was established Worcester, Mass.
  • began manufacture of coffee-plantation machinery in United States
1904-05
  • is assigned patents for coffee pulper and coffee drier
  • assigned patents on coffee pulper and coffee drier to marcus mason & co. Douglas Gordon