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412,065
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Oct. 01, 1889
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Axle Cutter
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Frank E. Beardsley |
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, MI |
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32,672
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Nov. 02, 1889
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Axle cutter
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Frank E. Beardsley |
Traverse City, MI |
This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 412,065. |
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456,935
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Aug. 04, 1891
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Axle Cutter
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Frank E. Beardsley |
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, MI |
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40,111
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Aug. 30, 1892
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Axle and thread cutter
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Frank E. Beardsley |
Traverse City, MI |
This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 456,935. |
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931,729
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Aug. 24, 1909
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Adjustable Axle Cutter
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Orlando J. L. Byers |
Santa Rosa, CA |
This axle cutter bears a strong resemblance to that patented by Frank E. Beardsley of Traverse City, Michigan; Byers' improvements are aimed at providing better clamping and centering on tapered axles. One example of an axle cutter has been seen with text cast into it: "F E BEARDSLEY TRAVERSE MICH BYERS SPECIAL J L BYERS AGENT NO.2" The photos that we saw are incomplete and it is possible that there was additional text in front of "J L Byers". We have also seen an example of a much simpler axle threading tool, labeled "SPECIAL AXLE & THREAD CUTTER / MADE EXPRESSLY FOR / O. J. L. BYERS Santa Rosa, Calif." This threading tool appears to be of later design, perhaps from the 1920s or '30s. |