Manufacturers Index - Rock Island Manufacturing Co.
Rock Island Manufacturing Co.
Rock Island, IL, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Metal Working Machinery
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1,019,540
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Mar. 05, 1912
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Bench-vise support
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Carl E. Shields |
Rock Island, IL |
Rotating base for a bench vise. |
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1,036,155
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Aug. 20, 1912
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Bench-Vise
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Carl E. Shields |
Rock Island, IL |
This is a typical light anvil/vise combination, which uses some "ears" cast into the inside of the anvil to hold the vise nut. |
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1,111,103
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Sep. 22, 1914
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Adjustment for Bench Vises
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Carl E. Shields |
Rock Island, IL |
Jaw opening is adjusted by use of a pin through the base the corresponds to the indexed holes on the rod. This vise was manufactured both in a version that closely matches the patent drawing, and another version that incorporated a drill press. Known examples of both versions are only marked with the patent date. The inventor co-founded Rock Island Manufacturing Co. in 1906 and was its president when this patent was issued. The company survived until 1930 so it seems safe to assume that they manufactured this vise. |
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1,180,448
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Apr. 25, 1916
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Power-grinder
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Carl E. Shields |
Rock Island, IL |
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1,180,326
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Apr. 25, 1916
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Process of casting steel articles
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Carl E. Shields |
Rock Island, IL |
This patent gives an improved process for casting vises with a steel jaw-face welded to the body, wherein all the molten iron flows over the jaw face to ensure that the steel is sufficiently heated to fully weld to the cast iron. |
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1,199,119
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Sep. 26, 1916
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Sad-iron
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Carl E. Shields |
Rock Island, IL |
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1,266,724
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May. 21, 1918
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Combination Vise and Drill
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Carl E. Shields |
Rock Island, IL |
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1,441,862
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Jan. 09, 1923
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Sound reproducer for talking machines
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Swan J. Leveen |
Rock Island, IL |
Assignee Shields was president and co-owner of vise maker Rock Island Mfg. Co. |
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