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Manufacturers Index - Talbott & Sons

Talbott & Sons
Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
3,931 Feb. 28, 1845 Steam-valve Samuel Talbott Richmond, VA
59,478 Nov. 06, 1866 Improvement in tobacco-presses James M. Talbott Richmond, VA The "Patent Hydraulic Press" was featured in an 1880 catalog from Talbott & Sons' Shockoe Machine Works. "With this press a cheaper labor may be employed, a greater and more uniform press obtained, besides making a saving of fifty per cent in labor."
101,084 Mar. 22, 1870 Improvement in turbine water-wheels Abner B. Crowell Baltimore, MD See also patent 115,681.
This water-wheel was reportedly produced by Crowell in Wilmington, Delaware, by a business in which Bayley had an interest; Bayley was soon replaced by George Remington. We have not been able to determine the name of this manufacturer.
    Improvement in turbine water-wheels William Bayley Baltimore, MD  
115,681 Jun. 06, 1871 Improvement in water-wheels Abner B. Crowell Wilmington, DE Improvements to the inventors' patent of 1870-03-22, 101,084.
    Improvement in water-wheels William Bayley Wilmington, DE  
127,936 Jun. 11, 1872 Improvement in circular-saw mills Allan Talbott Richmond, VA "Patent Friction Saw Mills" were prominently featured in an 1880 catalog from Talbott & Sons' Shockoe Machine Works. "The improvement for feeding up and gigging back the carriage by friction is superior to any offered to the public. By the use of a single shaft the sawyer is enabled to perform both operations at either end of the mill."
214,966 Apr. 29, 1879 Improvement in spark-arresters Allan Talbott Richmond, VA "Talbott's Patent Spark Arrester" was prominently featured in an 1880 catalog from Talbott & Sons' Shockoe Machine Works—one page describing the spark arrester and extolling its virtues, and a second page of testimonial letters.