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Manufacturers Index - Valley Iron Works, Smalley Brothers & Co.

Valley Iron Works, Smalley Brothers & Co.
Bay City, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
150,534 May. 05, 1874 Improvement in saw-mill dogs Thomas Craney Bay City, MI
RE7,453 Jan. 02, 1877 Improvement in saw-mill dogs Thomas Craney Bay City, MI
223,997 Feb. 03, 1880 Saw-mill dog Thomas Craney Bay City, MI Thomas Craney was a professional inventor: the 1887 City Directory listed his occupation as "patentee". His numerous patents include several related to salt production, a major industry in that part of Michigan, plus things such as boiler cleaner apparatus, link for attaching a buck to a chain conveyer, etc.
485,361 Nov. 01, 1892 Engine Governor Frank J. Waters Providence, RI