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on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.
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745,977
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Dec. 01, 1903
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Lathe Dog
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Adam Tindel |
Philadelphia, PA |
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871,005
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Nov. 12, 1907
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Chuck mechanism
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Adam Tindel |
Philadelphia, PA |
From a history of Ellwood City on rootsweb.com: "The plant of the Tindel-Morris Company in. Ellwood City was erected in 1895, and incorporated in 1898. It had its inception in 1862 as the Frankfort Steel Company, a plant having been established at that date in Frankfort, Pennsylvania. The name was later changed to the Frankfort Steel and Forge Company, and in 1895 the factory was moved to Ellwood City, where it covers two acres of ground. Two hundred men are employed in the manufacture of machine tools, gas and steam engines, and automobiles. The officers of the company are Adam Tindel, president; L. G. Morris, vice-president; L. W. Gruber, secretary, and G. B. Reed, assistant vice-president and manager." |