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X7,484
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Mar. 13, 1833
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Mortising machine
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George Page |
Keene, NH |
The patent that was the genesis of what became the largest woodworking machinery maker in its day: J. A. Fay & Co.
Inventor Page was apparently not born in Keene. He married Sophia Nye on 1821-10-17. |
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X7,714
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Aug. 14, 1833
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Cutting and clearing chisel
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George Page |
Keene, NH |
"The cutting and clearing chisel is designed to be used principally in machines for making mortises, when the mortise is to be made in hard wood, one hole should be bored, the diameter which must be the same as the width of the chisel, and the mortise is to be cut to the left or right..."
This chisel was presumably designed to fit Page's mortising machine, patent 7,560. |
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X8,957
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Jul. 07, 1835
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Improved cutting and clearing chisel
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George Page |
Keene, NH |
Wings on the side edges which are not more than 1/16 inch thick and between 2 to 5/16 inches wide, sharpened on the bottom to form the edge of the mortise. Primarily designed for mortising machines, it may also be used by hand. |