Manufacturers Index - William E. Hill & Co.
William E. Hill & Co.
Big Rapids, MI; Kalamazoo, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery
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106,160
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Aug. 09, 1870
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Improvement in machine for turning logs
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William E. Hill |
Erie, PA |
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148,365
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Mar. 10, 1874
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Improvement in log-turners
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William E. Hill |
Erie, PA |
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178,638
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Jun. 13, 1876
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Improvement in saw-mills
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William E. Hill |
Erie, PA |
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233,755
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Oct. 26, 1880
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Machine for rolling and turning logs
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William E. Hill |
Big Rapids, MI |
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245,496
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Aug. 09, 1881
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Machine for rolling and turning logs
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William E. Hill |
Big Rapids, MI |
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257,704
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May. 09, 1882
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Saw-guide
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William E. Hill |
Big Rapids, MI |
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276,401
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Apr. 24, 1883
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Sawing-machine
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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277,034
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May. 08, 1883
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Steam-engine
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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295,173
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Mar. 18, 1884
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Lath-sawing machine
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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306,399
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Oct. 14, 1884
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Log-loader
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Michael J. Lyons |
Saginaw, MI |
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Log-loader
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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329,554
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Nov. 03, 1885
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Tree and log sawing machine
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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370,058
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Sep. 20, 1887
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Steam-feed mechanism for saw-mill carriages
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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413,721
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Oct. 29, 1889
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Log-loader
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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453,864
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Jun. 09, 1891
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Log-loader
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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460,049
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Sep. 22, 1891
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Combined lath bundling and trimming machine
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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531,723
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Jan. 01, 1895
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Steam-feed for sawmills
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William E. Hill |
Kalamazoo, MI |
"My invention relates to direct acting steam feeds for sawmills and more particularly to the kind requiring very long steam cylinders. This kind of a device when adapted for use in sawing the very tall timber found on the Pacific slope often requires a steam cylinder one hundred feet long and a very common length of these cylinders is sixty feet. Where such very long cylinders are used the piston rods are very heavy and very likely to sag and they also bring great weight to bear on the piston head causing it to rapidly wear away the lower side of the steam cylinder. Another difficulty to be overcome is the bending or buckling of these very long piston rods when the power is applied... The objects of my invention are to overcome all these difficulties by suitable guides and supports for the piston rod and suitable means of attaching the piston rod to the carriage so that slight lateral variations in the movement of the carriage shall not affect the piston rod." |
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743,247
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Nov. 03, 1903
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Log-turner
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Charles E. Cleveland |
Fond du Lac, WI |
We presume that Wm. E. Hill & Co. manufactured this log-turner because of the following text in this patent's description: "The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the so-called oscillating-cylinder log-turners, illustrated in Patent No. 245,496, granted to William E. Hill, can be readily transformed into practically a stationary-cylinder log-turner, and thereby do away with the objectionable radius-bar P, which oscillates the cylinders to so large extent that it becomes a continual nuisance to keep the steam connections in proper condition; furthermore, to provide a more substantial and improved construction in log-turners than has heretofore been in use. Heretofore log-turners have consisted of either two oscillating cylinders or two stationary cylinders; but never before to my knowledge has one stationary and one oscillating cylinder been used for imparting the various movements to the tooth-bar." |
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