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Manufacturers Index - Walter McGee & Son, Ltd.

Walter McGee & Son, Ltd.
Paisley, Scotland, U.K.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
185,602,467 Nov. 03, 1855 Improvements in the reeling or winding machinery of cocoons, and in the manufacture of silk threads, and in machinery and apparatus for these purposes William Prior Sharp , England
    Improvements in the reeling or winding machinery of cocoons, and in the manufacture of silk threads, and in machinery and apparatus for these purposes William Weild , England  
51,907 Jan. 02, 1866 Improvement in machines for winding sewing-thread upon spools William Weild , England This is the US equivalent of a British patent issued in England on 1858-01-22.
186,601,128 Apr. 16, 1866 ?Improvements in machinery for winding yarn or thread onto bobbins, spools, or other similar surfaces William Weild , England
187,000,048 Jan. 06, 1870 Improvements in machinery for winding yarn or thread onto bobbins, spools, or other similar surfaces William Weild , England
1,017,718 Feb. 20, 1912 Automatic spooling-machine Alexander Groundwater Walls , Scotland Improvements to patent 51,907, also 186,701,128 and 187,000,048. These are "spooling machines" that have multiple heads, each bearing a spool to wind up thread while it is being manufactured. The heads are geared together and all turned in synchrony.
1,270,573 Jun. 25, 1918 Pump Alexander Groundwater Walls , Scotland "This invention relates to piston pumps...adapted to deliver lubricating oil in an aeroplane engine."
1,395,213 Oct. 25, 1921 Balling-machine Alexander Groundwater Walls , Scotland See also British patent 191,502,803. "This invention relates to balling machines of the automatic type, and has for its primary object to provide for automatic control of the drag on the delivery bobbins in balling such material as heavy or hard twine and the like, which requires to be pulled off a rotating bobbin..."