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Manufacturers Index - Kingston-Conley Electric Co. / Hoover Co.

Kingston-Conley Electric Co. / Hoover Co.
Jersey City, NJ; North Plainfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
1,750,745 Mar. 18, 1930 Universal motor Brooks L. Conley Canton, OH
1,864,654 Jun. 28, 1932 Electric switch Brooks L. Conley Warren, OH
    Electric switch Frederick S. Kingston Warren, OH  
1,971,417 Aug. 28, 1934 Motor support Brooks L. Conley Warren, OH
    Motor support Frederick S. Kingston Warren, OH  
368,653 Sep. 14, 1937 Bearing Uncas A. Whitaker Canton, OH
369,408 Oct. 19, 1937 Electric motor Brooks L. Conley Plainfield, NJ Invention is a centrifugal switch.
his patent date was seen on a 1/3 HP induction motor made by "The Hoover Company Limited, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada".
2,184,411 Dec. 26, 1939 Electric motor switch Brooks L. Conley Jersey City, NJ Invention is a centrifugal switch. This patent number was seen on a 1/3 HP induction motor from the Hoover Co., North Canton, Ohio, who acquired Kingston-Conley in the mid-1940s.
2,318,456 May. 04, 1943 Cutting chain sharpener Arthur N. Blum Philadelphia, PA An example is labeled "Henry Disston & Sons Inc. / Phila. U.S.A. / Patent 2,318,456 / Chain sharpener". A separate plaque says "A. C. motor / Kingston-Conley Electric Co.", along with the motor specs. We assume that Disston made the chain sharpener fixture and Kingston-Conley made the bench grinder.
2,581,958 Jan. 08, 1952 Antifriction bearing Frederick S. Kingston North Plainfield, NJ