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Manufacturers Index - Ames & Frost

Ames & Frost
Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
95,370 Sep. 28, 1869 Improvement in carriage-wheels William F. Moody Auburn, NY The innovation is related to lubricating the wheel hub. The patent is of tentative interest because a William F. Moody of Chicago received 1873-74 patents for dovetailing machines that were manufactured by Ames & Frost. As yet, we have found no evidence to confirm or refute the possibility that this patent's inventor is the same man.
137,315 Apr. 01, 1873 Improvement in dovetailing machines William F. Moody Chicago, IL This patent was subsequently improved in patent 141,710.
145,304 Dec. 09, 1873 Improvement in rotary steam-engines William F. Moody Chicago, IL
148,840 Mar. 24, 1874 Improvement in dovetailing machines William F. Moody Chicago, IL
151,710 Jun. 09, 1874 Improvement in dovetailing-machines William F. Moody Chicago, IL This machine cuts both half-blind and full dovetails. It is an improvement to the machine in the inventor's previous patent 137,315.