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595,850
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Dec. 21, 1897
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Drilling-machine
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William W. Flickinger |
Cochranton, PA |
This drill press was very briefly manufactured by the W. W. Flickinger Iron Works of Cochranton. That firm would pivot to manufacturing gas engines and compressors for the booming oil industry, and although it never achieved a high profile it remained in business until 1914 when it became the Dresser Engine & Mfg. Co. |
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863,839
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Aug. 20, 1907
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Power apparatus
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William W. Flickinger |
Bradford, PA |
This invention is intended to "supply compressed air... as for example in driving oil pumps from a central station or reservoir, the said plant or apparatus also being arranged to drive machinery more closely associated therewith, such as in the same factory or shop in which the plant or apparatus is located." |