Welcome! 

Register :: Login
Manufacturers Index - Macgowan & Finigan Cordage Co.

Macgowan & Finigan Cordage Co.
St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

Patents
This page contains information on patents issued to this manufacturer.

Submitting Patent Information

If you find a patent number or patent date by this manufacturer that is not on this list, please contact the Site Historian.


Key to Links for Patent Information

USPTO = U.S. Patent Office . Images of the actual patent can be viewed on the U.S. Patent Office web site but a special TIFF viewer must be installed with your browser in order properly work. More information on how to configure your computer to view these patents can be found at TIFF image Viewers for Patent Images.
DATAMP = Directory of American Tool And Machinery Patents . A sister site to VintageMachinery.org with information on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the USPTO's for finding information on machinery patents.

Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
833,969 Oct. 23, 1906 Work-holder for power-hammers Henry C. Lower Abilene, KS
865,787 Sep. 10, 1907 Power-hammer Peter S. Macgowan St. Louis, MO This power hammer mechanism provides "means for accurately adjusting both the tension of the spring and the length of the driving mechanism", and also to avoid excessive impact forces on the ends of the spring which can cause the metal to crystallize and then break.