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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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351,711
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Oct. 26, 1886
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Metal-turning lathe
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Albert M. Powell |
Worcester, MA |
The inventor had co-founded machine-tool maker Wight & Powell, which became A. M. Powell & Co. in 1881 and then was sold in 1884 and reorganized as the Powell Machine Tool Co., which in 1886 was absorbed by Pond Machine Tool Co., and then the following year our inventor established a new firm, the Powell Planer Co. It's not clear which of these companies, if any, used this lathe patent. |
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570,954
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Nov. 10, 1896
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Automatic feed-stop for metal-planing machines
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Albert M. Powell |
Worcester, MA |
At the time this patent was issued, the inventor was owner of the Powell Planer Co., which re-organized in 1899 as the Woodward & Powell Planer Co. |
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570,953
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Nov. 10, 1896
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Feed-operator for metal-planing machines
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Albert M. Powell |
Worcester, MA |
At the time this patent was issued, the inventor was owner of the Powell Planer Co., which re-organized in 1899 as the Woodward & Powell Planer Co. |