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Manufacturers Index - Thomas White & Sons

Thomas White & Sons
Laighpark Engineering Works, Paisley, Scotland, U.K.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
313,663 Jun. 20, 1929 Improvements in saw benches Robert Smith Anderson , Scotland This stockfeeding-mechanism patent was seen on a 48" band mill from Thomas White & Sons.
378,450 Aug. 09, 1932 Improvements in sanding machines Arthur Eckersley , England
398,803 Sep. 19, 1933 Improvements in band sawing machines Thomas White , Scotland Mechanism for driving both band wheels, which is claimed to be an advantage on larger saws.
1,966,055 Jul. 10, 1934 Machine for binding or assembling boards Thomas White , Scotland
    Machine for binding or assembling boards Sydney Lister , Scotland  
435,789 Sep. 27, 1935 Improvements in woodworking machines Thomas White , Scotland
    Improvements in woodworking machines Sydney Lister , Scotland  
440,095 Dec. 19, 1935 Improvements in and relating to woodworking machinery Thomas White , Scotland The invention is a vacuum hold-down mechanism for a wood planer.
444,617 Mar. 24, 1936 Improvements in and relating to woodworking machinery Thomas White , Scotland This patent describes a modification to a traditional planer hold-down roller mechanism to allow the downward spring pressure to be varied without changing the position of the rollers.
445,825 Apr. 20, 1936 Improvements in and relating to rotary cutters for woodworking machinery Thomas White , Scotland
447,796 May. 26, 1936 Improvements in woodworking machines Thomas White , Scotland
    Improvements in woodworking machines William Templeton Christie , Scotland  
451,315 Aug. 04, 1936 Improvements in and relating to woodworking machinery Thomas White , Scotland
452,067 Aug. 17, 1936 Improvements in and relating to woodworking machinery Thomas White , Scotland
458,528 Dec. 22, 1936 Improvements in and relating to the truing of the cutters of woodworking machinery Thomas White , Scotland
473,491 Oct. 14, 1937 Cross-cutting sawing machine Robert Smith Anderson , Scotland
474,751 Nov. 02, 1937 Improvements in woodworking machines Robert Smith Anderson , Scotland This patent covers the Type E.D. radial saw from Thomas White & Sons.