Manufacturers Index - Levi Houston Co.
Levi Houston Co.
Montgomery, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery
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135,337
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Jan. 28, 1873
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Improvement in mortising machines
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Levi Houston |
Smithville, NJ |
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171,134
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Dec. 14, 1875
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Improvement in molding-machines
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery, PA |
Patent covers the vertically-adjustable work-table that includes a spindle-bearing for the outside cutter-head. |
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171,480
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Dec. 28, 1875
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Improvement in planing-machines
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery, PA |
This planing machine has a non-marring endless bed |
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187,138
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Feb. 06, 1877
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Improvement in tenoning-machines
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery, PA |
An example of this Levi Houston tenoner was seen at an Illinois equipment auction; the machine is a dead ringer for the patent drawing. |
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233,620
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Oct. 26, 1880
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Wood-surfacing machine
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery, PA |
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266,156
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Oct. 17, 1882
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Mortising-machine
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery, PA |
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298,755
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May. 20, 1884
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Planing-machine
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery, PA |
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300,369
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Jun. 17, 1884
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Circular sawing machine
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery Station, PA |
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315,502
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Apr. 14, 1885
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Circular sawing machine
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery Station, PA |
This is an improvement to the inventor's earlier patent 300,369. |
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478,431
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Jul. 05, 1892
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Mortising-machine
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Levi Houston |
Montgomery Station, PA |
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539,919
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May. 28, 1895
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Chip-breaker
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Sumner J. Leonard |
Montgomery, PA |
This patent date was seen on a large multi-sided planer from Levi Houston Co.
Mr. Levi Houston died 1892-07-27. His widow was Celia Houston, the assignee; apparently she had remarried by the time this patent was issued. |
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546,253
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Sep. 10, 1895
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Sash-stile-dovetailing machine
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Daniel A. Shollenberger |
Montgomery, PA |
This patent date was seen in an 1897 Rowley & Hermance catalog on an "Improved Sash Dovetailing Machine". We are told that Levi Houston was the actual maker, which makes sense since both the patentee and Houston were in Montgomery, Pa. |
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