Manufacturers Index - A. T. Nichols
A. T. Nichols
Williamsport, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery
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55,570
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Jun. 12, 1866
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Improved machine for sandpapering wood-work
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Joseph H. Wonderly |
Williamsport, PA |
This type of sander—known as a column sander, elbow sander, table sander, or bracket arm arm sander—is used to flatten and smooth doors and window sash.
The inventor was operating a sawmill, Potter & Co., until 1869 when the senior partner died and the business was dissolved. He then moved to Grand Rapids where he operated a sawmill there and then in 1879 he established the Kent Furniture Mfg. Co. The 1880 Rowley & Hermance catalog shows the "Williamsport Sand-papering Machine" on page 36, and the illustration matches this machine in overall layout, though not in any details. It is likely that Rowley & Hermance inherited this machine from a predecessor firm, A. T. Nichols, who had financial ties with inventor Joseph Wonderly. The successor to Rowley & Hermance, the American Wood Working Machinery Co., continued to manufacture this evening, and touted it as the "Improved Nichols Patent Sand Papering Machine", although the patent was expired by that time and so American is not listed as a manufacturer on this patent. |
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118,448
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Aug. 29, 1871
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Improvement in feeding devices for sawing-machines
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Luther W. Green |
Williamsport, PA |
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125,838
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Apr. 16, 1872
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Improvement in steam-engines
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
Of interest because the inventor manufactured patent tablesaws. |
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132,854
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Nov. 05, 1872
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Improvement in machines for slitting boards
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Albert T. Nichols |
Norfolk, VA |
This patent date was seen in an 1897 Rowley & Hermance catalog on a "Nichols' Patent Double Edger". |
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137,022
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Mar. 18, 1873
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Improvement in sawing-machines
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
This is a sliding-arbor tablesaw; compare, for example, to patent 128,472. |
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141,163
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Jul. 22, 1873
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Improvement in sawing-machines
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
This patent date was seen in an 1897 Rowley & Hermance catalog on a "Nichols' Patent Double Edger". |
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148,490
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Mar. 10, 1874
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Improvement in edging-machines
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
This patent date was seen in an 1897 Rowley & Hermance catalog on a "Nichols' Patent Double Edger". |
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3,572
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Jun. 15, 1874
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Machine for edging lumber
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
"Claim.—The combination with the moveable guide or gauge D, of the bar G, connection H, elbow-lever I, and arm, J; 2nd. The combination with the movable saw C, of the bar G1, with hub b, sliding upon the counter shaft K, the connection H1. and e bowlever li; 3rd. The fork Gi, made in two pieces united together by means of a set-screw e, in combination with the saw Ci, having a circumferentially grooved hub, and the arm Gi; 4th The arrangement with a saw-frame of the longitudinally grooved and endwise-movable saw arbour B, having adjustable saws c, c, and provided with a shoulder i, at one end, and an adjustable collar m, and set screw n at the other end." |
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155,103
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Sep. 15, 1874
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Improvement in edging-machines
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
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Improvement in edging-machines
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Oliver H. Young |
Williamsport, PA |
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166,887
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Aug. 17, 1875
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Improvement in sawing-machines
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
Invention is a belt-tensioning mechanism for a sliding-arbor tablesaw. |
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179,944
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Jul. 18, 1876
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Improvement in mitering-machines
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
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200,749
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Feb. 26, 1878
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Improvement in spring draft-tugs
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Albert T. Nichols |
Williamsport, PA |
A draft-tug is used to connect to something being towed, such as a wagon. This patent is of interest because the inventor patented woodworking machinery that was manufactured by Rowley & Hermance. |
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