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Stover Mfg. Co.
Freeport, IL, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
183,601	Oct. 24, 1876	Improvement in devices for securing metallic fence-rails to posts	Daniel C. Stover	Freeport, IL	Of interest because the inventor established Stover Novelty Works, which made drill presses, and Stover Mfg. Co., which made agricultural products including sawmills.
471,345	Mar. 22, 1892	Grinding Mill	Daniel C. Stover	Freeport, Stephenson County, IL	Claim: The combination, with the hopper A', the shafts B' B2, and the crushing-cylinders D D', of the engaging-pinions b2 b3, mounted on said shafts, and the gearwheel b', mounted on the same shaft with the pinion b2, said pinion being provided with an arm impinging upon a break-pin p, set in the gear-wheel, whereby the motion of the gear-wheel is communicated to the crushing-cylinders through said breaking-pin and excessive strain upon the crushing-cylinders may break the pin and destroy the connection between the gearwheel g0 and the crushing mechanism.
506,865	Oct. 17, 1893	Drilling-machine	August Hoefer	Freeport, IL
		Drilling-machine	Emil A. Hoefer	Freeport, IL
		Drilling-machine	Frederick W. Hoefer	Freeport, IL
		Drilling-machine	Daniel C. Stover	Freeport, IL
542,694	Jul. 16, 1895	Drilling-machine	Daniel C. Stover	Freeport, IL	In 1896 the Stover Novelty Works became the Hoefer Mfg. Co.
		Drilling-machine	Frederick W. Hoefer	Freeport, IL
542,695	Jul. 16, 1895	Drilling-machine	Daniel C. Stover	Freeport, IL	In 1896 the Stover Novelty Works became the Hoefer Mfg. Co.
		Drilling-machine	Frederick W. Hoefer	Freeport, IL
657,977	Sep. 18, 1900	Windmill	Oscar J. Ziegler	Freeport, IL	An example has been seen, labeled "PAT'D / 1771 / SEPT 18,1900" and "STOVER MF'G CO. / FREEPORT, ILL. / U.S.A.". The "1771" is perhaps a model number.
1,468,012	Sep. 18, 1923	Coal chute	John S. Erskine	Freeport, IL
1,484,372	Feb. 19, 1924	Hinge	Wilbert J. Edwards	Freeport, IL
1,567,842	Dec. 29, 1925	Pulley	Edward Mensenkamp	Freeport, IL
		Pulley	Frank J. Haller	Freeport, IL
1,669,319	May. 08, 1928	Windmill	Roy M. Bennethum	Freeport, IL
1,726,435	Aug. 27, 1929	Comminuting machine	Frank J. Haller	Freeport, IL
1,742,727	Jan. 07, 1930	Combined poker and clinker tongs	Frederick T. Richards	Freeport, IL
1,752,512	Apr. 01, 1930	Combined mop and brush holder	Walter A. Smith	Freeport, IL
1,799,483	Apr. 07, 1931	Method of and machine for making one-piece mop heads	Walter A. Smith	Freeport, IL
1,810,186	Jun. 16, 1931	Doorstop	Frederick T. Richards	Peoria, IL
1,814,267	Jul. 14, 1931	Cylinder sleeve and method of producing the same	Carl H. Swartz	Freeport, IL
1,839,549	Jan. 05, 1932	Windmill lubrication system	Clarence B. Molter	Freeport, IL
		Windmill lubrication system	Frank J. Haller	Freeport, IL
1,968,622	Jul. 31, 1934	Mopstick	Walter A. Smith	Freeport, IL
2,046,059	Jun. 30, 1936	Windmill	Clarence B. Molter	Freeport, IL
		Windmill	Clarence C. Chronic	Freeport, IL
2,214,570	Sep. 10, 1940	Windmill	Louis W. Bangasser	Freeport, IL
2,268,860	Jan. 06, 1942	Limestone pulverizer	Clarence B. Molter	Freeport, IL
		Limestone pulverizer	Henry N. Edens	Freeport, IL
2,307,622	Jan. 05, 1943	Windmill	Clarence B. Molter	Freeport, IL
		Windmill	Henry N. Edens	Freeport, IL