Manufacturers Index - Howard Manufacturing Co.
Howard Manufacturing Co.
Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery
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57,325
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Aug. 21, 1866
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Improvement in mitering-machines
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Frank A. Howard |
Belfast, ME |
Machine is refined in patent 81,373.
An example is reported, marked, "Howard's Patented Aug. 21, 1866 Howard Mfg Co. Belfast, ME". |
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80,583
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Aug. 04, 1868
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Improvement in screw-drivers
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Isaac Allard |
Belfast, ME |
Information taken from Clifford D. Fales' database.
Earliest patent for a spiral screwdriver. This patent appears on some ALLARD/HOWARD models that also show 11/24/1874—(patent 157,087) and 03/01/1892 (patent 470,001) but 1868 patent features are not incorporated; see patent 157,087 and patent 470,001.
Marked, "F. A. Howard /—Maker—/ Belfast, Me. / Allard's Pat. Aug. 4, 1868 / Nov. 24. 1874" or "F. A. Howard /- Maker—/ Belfast, Me. / Pat'd / Aug. 4, 68 / Nov. 24. 74 / Mar. 1, 92". |
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81,373
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Aug. 25, 1868
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Improvement in machine for mitering
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Frank A. Howard |
Belfast, ME |
Machine is a refinement of the design in patent 57,325. |
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157,087
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Nov. 24, 1874
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Improvement in screw-drivers
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Isaac Allard |
Belfast, ME |
A 1992 article by Clifford D. Fales in The Gristmill says that the first mention he has found of a spiral screwdriver for sale is in the October 1883 issue of Carpenter & Building magazine, which announced the availability of the Allard Spiral Screwdriver manufactured by F. A. Howard of Belfast, ME.
The Fales article quotes an 1895 Charles A. Strelinger catalog that says they had received queries about spiral screwdrivers as early as 1877; presumably Allard or someone else had been making and selling their screwdrivers, but were selling them direct.
The Fales article goes on to say that the 1868 design (Allard's patent 80,583) was impractical, and was never made. The problem is that the force of the spring is supposed to drive the screw. Later designs used the hand pressure to drive the screw, and if a spring was present it simply provided the return stroke to re-extend the screwdriver.
The following information taken from Clifford D. Fales' database.
Earliest patent for a spiral screwdriver with a mechanical clutch Marketed as: Allard's Patent.
Marked, "F. A. Howard /— Maker —/ Belfast, Me. / Allard's Pat. / Aug. 4, 1868 / Nov. 24, 1874" or "F. A. Howard /— Maker —/ Belfast, Me. / Pat'd Aug. 4, 68 / Nov. 24, 74 / Mar. 1, 92" or "N. Y. M'f'g'r's Co. / New York / ELECTRIC / Pat. Nov. 24, 1874". |
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159,552
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Feb. 09, 1875
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Improvement in mitering-machine
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Charles P. Poinier |
Boston, MA |
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470,001
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Mar. 01, 1892
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Screw-driver
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Frank A. Howard |
Belfast, ME |
Information taken from Clifford D. Fales' database.
Examples have been seen labled, "Made by / F. A. Howard & Son / Belfast, Me. U.S.A. / Pat. Mar. 1, 1892"; "F. A. Howard /—Maker—/ Belfast, Me. / Pat'd Aug. 4, 68 / Nov. 24, 74 / Mar. 1, 92"; "ELECTRIC / Pat. Mar. 1, 1892 / N.Y.M'f'g'r's, Co. / New York". |
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470,055
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Mar. 01, 1892
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Screw-driver
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James W. Jones |
Belfast, ME |
Information taken from Clifford D. Fales' database.
Manufactured by F. A. Howard Marketed as: Jones' Reversible This was first reversible model in the ALLARD / HOWARD / JONES series, and is believed to be the first reversible spiral screwdriver marketed.
Marked, "F. A. Howard /—Maker—/ Belfast, Me. / Jones' Pat. / Mar. 1, 1892". |
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