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Manufacturers Index - W. F. & John Barnes Co.

W. F. & John Barnes Co.
Rockford, IL., U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

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04/15/2010 1874 ad - Barnes' Patent Foot and Steam Power Scroll Saw June 1874 American Builder, courtesy Mark Conley
02/21/2003 1879 Ad - Barnes' Foot-Power, Scroll, Circular and Rip Saws "Carpentry and Building", Vol. I, No. 4. April, 1879. pg. vii.
06/05/2017 1880 Ad-Barnes, W. F. & John, Lathe & Scroll Saw Ilinois Manufacturers Directory, 1880, pg. 197
07/07/2015 1880 Article-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Foot-Powered Former American Machinist, 24 Apr 1880, pg. 3
01/20/2012 1883 ad - Barnes' patent foot power machinery 1883-09-15 Horse Shoer and Hardware Journal, courtesy Philip Sponem
02/18/2010 1884 article—Barnes' Self-Feeding Hand Sawing Machine May 1884 Builder and Wood-Worker, courtesy Mark Conley
02/19/2003 1885 Ad - Barnes Patent Foot and Hand Powered Machinery "Carpentry and Building", Vol. VII, No. 4. April, 1885. pg. iii.
07/05/2015 1886 ad - Maquinaria de Movimiento á Pedal, á Mano y á Vapor December 1886 American Mail & Export News
11/07/2019 1886 Article-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Upright Drill Press Manufacture & Builder, V18, Mar 1886, pg. 52
04/11/2004 1887 Ad - Barnes Patent Foot-Power Machinery "The Furniture Worker" Col. IX, No. 11. Nov. 10, 1887. Whole Number 107. Pg. 23.
02/21/2003 1887 Ad - Barnes' Patent Foot Powered Machinery "Carpentry and Building", Vol. IX, No. 5. May, 1887. pg. iii.
02/26/2003 1887 Ad - Foot-Power Machinery "Carpentry and Building", Vol. IX, No. 8, Aug. 1887. pg. iii.
04/15/2010 1887 ads - Foot Power Machinery; Upright Drills; Water Emery Tool Grinder October 1887 Carpentry & Building; December 1887 Engineering Mechanics
04/15/2010 1888 ad - Barnes patent upright drills 1888 Railroad & Telegraph Builders Directory
04/15/2010 1888 Periodical - Barnes Improved Foot Powered Machinery "Manufacturer And Builder". Vol. 20, Issue 1. January 1888. Pg. 101.
07/24/2014 1889 ad - Barnes patent foot power machinery 1889-03-01 "The Hub"
04/01/2004 1889 Ad - Barnes' Patent Foot-Power Machinery "The American Furniture Gazette". Vol. 3, No. 8. Sep. 1889. Pg. 36.
02/17/2006 1889 Ad - Barnes' Patent Foot-Power Machinery "The Wood-Worker". Vol. VIII, No. 3. May, 1889. Pg. 7.
10/04/2003 1892 Ad - Barnes Foot and Hand Power Machinery "The American Builder". Vol. XIII, No. 2. Feb. 1892. Pg. xi.
12/21/2011 1892 Ad-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Water Emery Tool Grinder American Machinist 11 Feb 1892 pg 17
11/07/2004 1893 Notice - Following Directions Barnes Catalog No. 41, Aug. 1, 1893
03/13/2006 1894 Ad - Barnes' Foot and Hand Power Machinery "Carpentry and Building". Vol. XVI, NO. 9. Sep. 1894. Courtesy of Jeff Burks.
10/26/2023 1895 ad - Barnes' Patent Foot, Hand and Steam power machinery February 1895 American Exporter page 16
06/08/2011 1895 Article-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Sensitive Drill Modern Mechanism 1895 pgs 184-185
01/08/2017 1896 ad - Barnes screw press 1896-06-11 American Machinist
06/30/2011 1896 Image-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Upright Drill Illustrations and Details of American Machine Tools-MIT 1896 pgs 66 & 67
03/02/2013 1897 ad - Foot power lathes 1897-10-30 The Age of Steel
12/26/2016 1898 Image-W. F. & John Barnes Co., #6 Metalworking Lathe Barnes' Metal Working Machinery Catalogue, 1898, pg. 35
02/25/2003 1899 Ad - Barnes Foot and Hand Power Machinery "Carpentry and Building". Vol. XXI, No. 3. March 1899. Pg. vi.
02/25/2003 1899 Ad - Barnes Foot and Hand Power Machinery "Carpentry and Building". Vol. XXI, No. 6. June 1899. Pg. vi.
04/01/2004 1899 Ad - Barnes Hand and Foot Power Machinery "The National Builder". Vol XXIX, No. 1. July 15, 1899. Pg. 6.
06/12/2015 1899 ad - Barnes' Upright Drills 1899-10-26 American Machinist
04/01/2004 1899 Ad - Carpenters! Builders! "The National Builder". Vol XXVIII, No. 6. June 15, 1899. Pg. 6.
12/16/2012 1900 Article-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Foot-Powered Lathe English & American Lathes, 1900 pg 104
11/26/2019 1901 ad - Hand / Power / Foot wood working machinery December 1901 Carpentry & Building
12/07/2013 1902 Ad-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Horizontal Radial Drill & Tapping Machine Machinery Magazine, V08, Feb 1902, pg. 11
06/30/2011 1902 Ad-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Upright Drill Press Age of Steel 04 Jan 1902 pg 28
09/17/2019 1904 Ad - 20" drill with an oil pump equipment "The Mechanical Index," 1904, Pg. 26 Adv. Section
01/07/2017 1907 ad - Barnes hand and foot power machinery for carpenters and builders January 1907 Carpentry & Building
04/25/2011 1908 Ad-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Engine Lathe Power & the Engineer 23 Jun 1908 pg 74
02/18/2003 1909 Ad - Barnes Hand and Food Power Machinery "American Carpenter and Builder", Vol. VI, No. 6, Mar. 1909, pg. 592.
01/19/2010 1909 ad—The "Barnes" screw-cutting lathe 1909 "The Iron Age"
04/15/2010 1911 ad - Barnes Head and Power Machinery for Carpenters and Builder January 1911 Building Age, courtesy John Bennett
03/04/2003 1911 Ad - Barnes' Hand and Foot Power Machinery "American Carpenter and Builder", Vol. XI, No. 1, April 1911. Pg. 13.
04/11/2004 1911 Ad - Complete Outfit - No. 3 Wood Turning Lathe "American Carpenter and Builder" Vol. X, No. 6. Mar. 1911. Pg. 12.
05/10/2020 1911 Article-W. F. & John Barnes Co., #3 Horizontal Radial Drill Machine Tools Commonly Employed In Modern Engineering Workshop, V2, 1911, pg. 36
07/15/2017 1913 ad - The Barnes drills 1913-01-02 Canadian Machinery
01/08/2015 1916 ad - Barnes drills 1916-12-28 Canadian Machinery
03/14/2006 1916 Ad - No. 4 Hand & Foot Powered Circular Saw "Building Age". July 1916. Courtesy of Jeff Burks.
04/27/2020 1919 ad - Complete line of Barnes drills; A. R. Williams Machinery Co. ad July 1919 Canadian Machinery
02/14/2017 1922 Image-W. F. & John Barnes Co., Factory View Barnes Catalogue #85, 1922, pg. 2
12/19/2005 1926 Ad - Barnes Electric Rip and Cross Cut Saw Building Age and National Builder June 1926 Courtesy of Jeff Burks
03/01/2006 1928 Ad - Barnes electric scroll saw Building Age and National Builder January 1928
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