Thomas Blanchard
Coverage of Thomas Blanchard in the Nexus archive.
- Blanchard’s Lathe and the Long Arc of American Manufacturing
The War Department sought to increase domestic production of standardized muskets after supplying the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. From this industrial project arose Thomas Blanchard's copying lathe, which resulted from a collaboration between public and private interests. This invention enabled complex, irregular three-dimensional wood forms to be manufactured at scale, revolutionizing an formerly artisanal task.
- Police Investigating Stabbing, Suspect at Large
A 60-year-old Pasadena man was hospitalized after being stabbed in the shoulder during an altercation with a woman at his home. Police responded to the incident on Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard, where the victim reported a female suspect had stabbed him in the arm.
- Police Arrest Woman in Unprovoked Late-Night Bus Stop Assault on Elderly Victim
An 86-year-old woman was assaulted late Monday night at a bus stop in Pasadena by a 26-year-old woman who approached her from behind. Police were alerted by pedestrians and responded to the incident near Hill Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.