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Manufacturers Index - Hinckley & Egery Iron Co.

Hinckley & Egery Iron Co.
Bangor, ME, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
5,768 Sep. 12, 1848 Machinery for sawing shingles William Smith Bangor, ME This machine was featured in a front-page article, complete with drawing, in the 1857-12-19 issue of Scientific American.
38,932 Jun. 16, 1863 Improved machine for sawing shingles and staves Harvey M. Parsons East Eddington, ME Inventor Parsons was deceased at the time of issue. From the 1863-07-04 issue of Scientific American: "This invention consists in the employment or use of a swinging or vibrating bolt-frame provided with suitable clogs and a feed-mechanism, all arranged in such a manner as to feed the bolt automatically to the saw which cuts the shingles or other article from the bolt."
    Improved machine for sawing shingles and staves Thomas N. Egery Bangor, ME  
91,826 Jun. 29, 1869 Improvement in shingle-machine Walter R. Close Bangor, ME
97,484 Dec. 07, 1869 Improvement in clapboard-machine Calvin S. Davis Orono, ME The "Davis' Patent Clapboard Machine" was mentioned in an 1892 ad from Hinckley & Egery Iron Co.
103,372 May. 24, 1870 Improvement in hauling up log Simon H. Richardson Bangor, ME
114,426 May. 02, 1871 Improvement in sawmills Marshal J. Egery Bangor, ME Sawmill is a reciprocating type. The witness W. F. Seavey was an attorney.
RE4,371 May. 09, 1871 Improvement in shingle-machines Walter R. Close Bangor, ME
122,780 Jan. 16, 1872 Improvement in machines for edging boards Simon H. Richardson Bangor, ME The "Richardson's Patent Parallel Gang Edger" was mentioned in an 1892 ad from Hinckley & Egery Iron Co.
149,645 Apr. 14, 1874 Improvement in feed-rolls for saw-mills Thomas N. Egery Bangor, ME
149,646 Apr. 14, 1874 Improvement in water-wheels Thomas N. Egery Bangor, ME Of interest because the inventor was a principal of woodworking machinery maker Hinckley & Egery Iron Co.
151,579 Jun. 02, 1874 Improvement in lath-machines Edwin N. Egery Bangor, ME
155,075 Sep. 15, 1874 Improvement in machines for sawing laths Thomas N. Egery Bangor, ME
207,596 Sep. 03, 1878 Improvement in machines for edging lumber Marshal J. Egery Bangor, ME
215,050 May. 06, 1879 Improvement in saw-mandrels Thomas N. Egery Bangor, ME
216,344 Jun. 10, 1879 Improvement in shingle-sawing machines Benjamin F. Penney Dedham, ME