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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
588,069 Aug. 10, 1897 Wrench Albert Katzki Erie, PA The major feature of this self-adjusting hook jaw pipe wrench is the compression spring surrounding a guide rod. This spring pushes the hook jaw closed.
707,233 Aug. 19, 1902 Screw-cutting die Charles J. Jackson Erie, PA This patent date has been seen on several pipe threading dies from Reed Manufacturing Co. The dies clearly use the patented feature of "chasers", or cutters, embedded in the cast die-plate.
903,137 Nov. 03, 1908 Vise Frank W. Hubbard Erie, PA
1,048,100 Dec. 24, 1912 Face for vise-jaws Henry Rorig Erie, PA
1,106,860 Aug. 11, 1914 Method or process of forming headed rods Albert Bayton Erie, PA
1,166,738 Jan. 04, 1916 Headed rod Albert Bayton Erie, PA This patent for vise handle construction is an improvement on the inventor's patent 1,106,860: it slightly modifies the construction to prevent the resulting head from rotating on the rod.
1,257,152 Feb. 19, 1918 Vise Archibald B. Tozer Erie, PA
1,955,447 Apr. 17, 1934 Pipe Reamer Ross P. Wright Erie, PA A ratchet driven "self-feeding" spiral fluted reamer for removing the burr from the inner surface of cut pipe. Photos of a known example show multiple ratchet selectors on the exterior of the driving head. Marked "REED MFG CO ERIE PA. U.S.A," with the patent date.
2,005,161 Jun. 18, 1935 Pipe vise Thorvald Petersen Erie, PA
2,127,008 Aug. 16, 1938 Vise Thorvald Petersen Erie, PA Examples of this vise have been reported, including a Reed model 204A, a No. 103½R and a No. 104R. This style of vise was also sold as a Craftsman model by Sears, Roebuck & Co., and was presumably manufactured by Reed for Sears