If you find a patent number or patent date by this manufacturer that is not on this
list, please contact the Site Historian.
Key to Links for Patent Information
USPTO = U.S. Patent Office .
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DATAMP = Directory of American Tool And
Machinery Patents . A sister site to VintageMachinery.org with information
on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.
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274,243
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Mar. 20, 1883
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Drilling-machine
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Edward J. Worcester |
Worcester, MA |
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287,209
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Oct. 23, 1883
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Drilling-machine
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Edward J. Worcester |
Worcester, MA |
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319,952
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Jun. 16, 1885
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Drilling machine
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Asa Goddard |
Worcester, MA |
"Our invention consists in a spindle adapted to receive drill-holding 'heads' or sockets of varying size, in means for detaching the balance-wheel, in providing a rest for drilling the rims of carriage-wheels and similar articles, and in providing gages by which the work may be properly placed beneath the drill."
Drills matching this patent were seen in an 1891 catalog from the Sligo Iron Store Company of St. Louis. The drills are identified as "Burnham's Upright Drills". In 1889 the firm of George Burnham Co. was taken over by Francis Reed. |
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Drilling machine
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George Burnham |
Worcester, MA |
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325,373
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Sep. 01, 1885
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Drill-grinding attachment for drilling-machines
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Edward J. Worcester |
Worcester, MA |
This invention was seen in an 1895 catalog from Detroit machinery dealer Chas. Strelinger & Co., page 120. |
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545,895
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Sep. 10, 1895
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Planer Chuck
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George W. Jordan |
Worcester, MA |
Rufus B. Fowler - patent attorney
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