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Manufacturers Index - Phoenix Hardware Manufacturing Co.

Phoenix Hardware Manufacturing Co.
Phoenix, NY; Homer, NY; Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
320,224 Jun. 16, 1885 Vise George A. Colton Syracuse, NY See also Canadian patent 22,421.
This vise was manufactured by a series of related companies: Moore & Barnes Manufacturing Co. (1886-1890), Barnes Manufacturing Co. (1890-1895), and Phoenix Hardware Manufacturing Co. (1895-1917). Reported examples of this patent vise have been seen with a variety of markings. One example was labeled only with the patent date. Another example was marked with the patent date and "H & B". Exhaustive research has not provided any solid evidence for what "H & B" stood for. Follow the link to Vintage Machinery entry for Phoenix Hardware Manufacturing Co. for more on this series of companies as well as images of various ads and articles for this vise.
The 1887-12-01 issue of Mechanical News has an illustrated article on the Colton patent vises made by the Moore & Barnes Manufacturing Co. of Phoenix, N. Y.
22,421 Sep. 08, 1885 Vise George A. Colton Syracuse, NY This is the Canadian equivalent to US Patent 320,224. See that patent for more information.