Manufacturers Index - General Hardware Manufacturing Co., Inc.
General Hardware Manufacturing Co., Inc.
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Company Website: https://www.generaltools.com/
Manufacturer Class:
Metal Working Machinery
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2,269,637
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Jan. 13, 1942
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Drill Cabinet
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Bernard Leonard Polkosnik |
Bridgeport, CT |
A drill index of the folding metal box type. The invention is a hinged shelf support with a hook on the end which will automatically fold open the tray upon opening the lid, and fold them closed when the lid is closed. |
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2,403,825
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Jul. 09, 1946
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Drill case
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Moses Daniel Nissenbaum |
Brooklyn, NY |
Folding case that automatically lifts the bit holder when the outer case is opened. |
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2,479,661
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Aug. 23, 1949
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Toolholder
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Robert L. Yoke Jr. |
Portland, OR |
This tool holder is especially useful for holding files but can also be used with knife blades, saw blades, chisels and screwdrivers. This handle was manufactured as the No. 890 adjustable file and tool handle by General Hardware Mfg. Co., and many were sold as Sears Craftsman Model No. 9-6775 file and tool handles. |
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2,522,400
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Sep. 12, 1950
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Doweling jig
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Bernard L. Polkosnik |
Bridgeport, CT |
This doweling jig provides a rotatable bushing with multiple hole sizes. |
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2,717,618
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Sep. 13, 1955
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Chisel tool with shock-absorbing handle
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Bernard L. Polkosnik |
Bridgeport, CT |
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2,741,077
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Apr. 10, 1956
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Clamping devices
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Ermon F. Ayer |
North Haven, CT |
This chisel- and plane-blade-sharpening jig offers improved clamping means intended to avoid movement of the cutter as the clamp is tightened. |
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2,760,390
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Aug. 28, 1956
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Pliers having jaw limiting means thereon
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Ermon F. Ayer |
North Haven, CT |
A 1968 catalog from General Hardware Mfg. Co., Inc., of New York, shows their No. 68 adjustable wire stripper and cutter, "Patent No. 2,760,390." |
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2,799,942
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Jul. 23, 1957
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Unitary rule slide
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Herman W. Ehler |
Garden City, NY |
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3,107,426
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Oct. 22, 1963
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Utility knife
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Walter H. Robinson Jr. |
West Hartford, CT |
A 1968 catalog from General Hardware Mfg. Co., Inc., of New York, shows their No. 855 push-button replaceable blade utility knife, "Licensed under Patent No. 3,107,426." |
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D201,570
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Jul. 06, 1965
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Marking Gage
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Bernard L. Polkosnik |
Fairfield, CT |
This is a fairly interesting design that came very late in the game. It uses a metal 'trough' to hold the bar, which is graduated in reverse. This allows a direct reading of the marking distance from the back of the bar.
This tool was produced by General Hardware Manufacturing of New York, and offered under the Craftsman (Sears) and General names. |
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3,283,404
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Nov. 08, 1966
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Wire stripper and cutter with gear-form wheel element to vary closing positions and to immobilize jaws
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Walter A. Hickman |
Hamden, CT |
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4,301,600
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Nov. 24, 1981
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Locating mechanism
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Peter W. Charnley |
South River, NJ |
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