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Manufacturers Index - T. R. Almond

T. R. Almond
Fitchburg, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Ashburnham, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
141,978 Aug. 19, 1873 Improvement in chucks Thomas R. Almond Fitchburg, MA The goal of this chuck design was to keep it simple, durable, and low cost. The spiral grooves vary their pitch in such a way that there is more leverage when holding large-diameter bits than when holding small-diameter bits. The design must have been effective as it was manufactured for nearly 30 years before being superseded by the Jacobs chuck of patent 709,014. Mr. Almond sold his business in 1904 and at that time it became the T. R. Almond Mfg. Co., which survived until after World War II.
166,787 Aug. 17, 1875 Improvement in tool-holding attachments for metal-lathes William Krutzsch Dayton, OH A tailstock turret-attachment is reported that was made by T. R. Almond and marked with this patent date.
207,150 Aug. 20, 1878 Improvement in scroll-saw attachments to lathes Thomas R. Almond Brooklyn, NY
236,474 Jan. 11, 1881 Coupling for shafting Thomas R. Almond New York, NY Improvements to patent 236,474.
304,156 Aug. 26, 1884 Coupling for shafting Thomas R. Almond New York, NY Improvements to patent 236,474.
539,161 May. 14, 1895 Flexible coupling Thomas R. Almond Dunwoodie Heights, NY The patent is of interest because inventor T. R. Almond's self-named company made drill chucks.
639,490 Dec. 19, 1899 Automobile Thomas R. Almond Dunwoodie Heights, NY The patent covers the fuel line between tank and engine. The patent is of interest because inventor T. R. Almond's self-named company made drill chucks.
897,335 Sep. 01, 1908 Drill-chuck Thomas R. Almond Yonkers, NY
933,741 Sep. 14, 1909 Drill Chuck Josiah Bradley Waltham, Middlesex County, MA
1,038,755 Sep. 17, 1912 Chuck Henry S. Hubbell Ashburnham, MA "My invention relates to a chuck known as a drill chuck and more particularly to a drill chuck of the type known as the Almond chuck wherein the jaws are slidably movable in inclined recesses drilled into the said body of the chuck, the relative movement of the jaws being controlled by a ring having an internally screw-threaded tapering face, the threads of which mesh with external threads upon the jaws..."
1,267,075 May. 21, 1918 Micrometer Calipers Henry S. Hubbell Ashburnham, MA Ponesen & Helireuk - patent attorneys
1,440,080 Dec. 26, 1922 Micrometer Henry S. Hubbell Ashburnham, MA