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on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.
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378,924
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Mar. 06, 1888
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Gage for saw-benches
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Frederic E. Farwell |
Fitchburg, MA |
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380,560
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Apr. 03, 1888
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Bench for circular saws
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Frederic E. Farwell |
Fitchburg, MA |
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386,697
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Jul. 24, 1888
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Vise
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Frederic E. Farwell |
Fitchburg, MA |
This patent covers a quick-release mechanism for what is nowadays known as a piano-maker's vise. We do not have any reports of a vise matching this patent but the manufacturers are inferred from the identity of the inventor. |
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386,806
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Jul. 31, 1888
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Circular sawing machine
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Frederic E. Farwell |
Fitchburg, MA |
There have been quite a few double-arbor tablesaws, most notably C. P. S. Wardwell's design in patent 16,814, but this patent is the only four-arbor tablesaw seen to date. The patent specification suggests the use of saws of different gages, as in dado saws. |
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400,069
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Mar. 26, 1889
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Vise
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Frederic E. Farwell |
Fitchburg, MA |
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403,880
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May. 21, 1889
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Circular sawing machine
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Frederic E. Farwell |
Fitchburg, MA |
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497,070
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May. 09, 1893
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Machine for cutting pockets in window-jambs
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Frederic E. Farwell |
Fitchburg, MA |
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