Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Danks” in chapter 16, entry puddler of Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia:

...moy1869 Riley1873 Danes1873 Sellers1873 Wood1870 Heatley1869 Revolving Puddlers. BeadlestoneDec. 9, 1857 HeatonAug. 13, 1867 AllenApr. 14, 1868 YatesFeb. 23, 1869 DanksNov. 24, 1868 Danks Oct. 20, 1869 YatesFeb. 23, 1869 See also patents to Boynton, Allen, Jenkins, Smith, 1871; Jackson, Goodrich, Richardson, et al., Davies, Post, 1872; Jones, Danks, 1873.
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† Danks 12 9 2 1 0 user votes
John A. Danks 5 0 5 0 0 user votes

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