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26,060
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Nov. 08, 1859
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Machine for making box-joints
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James Stimpson |
Baldwinville, MA |
Patent references an earlier patent, 16557, for a box-joint design. The box joints in question are dowel-pinned half-lap joints.
An 1873 Massachusetts business directory has an ad for A. F. Young, maker of various kinds of chair-making machinery, plus "Stimpson's patent dowel joint machine". We have also seen ads from Goodspeed & Wyman for "Stimpson's dowel joint machine". As late as 1908, G. N. Goodspeed was advertising "Stimpson's dovetail machine", a remarkable longevity achievement for this 1859 design.
This patent was extended for seven years. |
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29,411
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Jul. 31, 1860
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Machine for making wooden bowls
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G. N. Goodspeed |
Winchendon, MA |
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Machine for making wooden bowls
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Rufus Simonds |
Ludlow, VT |
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54,816
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May. 15, 1866
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Improvement in feeding mechanisms for sewing-machines
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George N. Goodspeed |
Winchendon, MA |
Of interest because G. N. Goodspeed was also a maker of woodworking machinery, first as the partnership of Goodspeed & Wyman, and later under his own name. The sewing machine is a single-thread model. Scientific American reported that for the year ending June 10, 1867, The Goodspeed & Wyman Sewing Machine Company had sold 2,126 single-thread sewing machines. |
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108,370
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Oct. 18, 1870
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Improvement in sawing-machines
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George W. Lombard |
Westminster, MA |
An annular saw—see also patent 973 and patent 86,407. |
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112,156
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Feb. 28, 1871
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Improvement in sawing-machines
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George W. Lombard |
Westminster, MA |
Yet another annular saw; see the list at patent 973. |