Manufacturers Index - Passaic Machine Works
Passaic Machine Works
Newark, NJ, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery, Metal Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines
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30,549
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Oct. 30, 1860
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Hanger and box for shafting
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William Watts |
Newark, NJ |
The firm of Watts, Campbell & Co. operated the Passaic Machine Works. William Watts was a co-founder. |
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39,852
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Sep. 08, 1863
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Steam Pump
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William Watts |
Newark, Essex County, NJ |
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42,054
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Mar. 22, 1864
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Improvement in spikes and nails
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Daniel F. Tompkins |
Newark, NJ |
The innovation is in the use of helical grooves plus short flanges near the head, the combination intended to cause the nail or spike to turn as it is driven into the wood but to resist withdrawing. |
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Improvement in spikes and nails
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Fenn Willcox |
Newark, NJ |
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Improvement in spikes and nails
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William Watts |
Newark, NJ |
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317,642
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May. 12, 1885
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Bolt-machine
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Charles Hall |
New York, NY |
At about the time this patent was issued, co-inventor Young began working for steam engine maker Watts, Campbell Co. |
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Bolt-machine
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John Young |
Newark, NJ |
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330,361
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Nov. 10, 1885
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Cut-off gear for steam-engines
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John Young |
Newark, NJ |
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337,644
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Mar. 09, 1886
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Dash-pot for steam-engines
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John Young |
Newark, NJ |
Watts, Campbell Co. operated the Passaic Machine Works in Newark. |
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381,747
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Apr. 24, 1888
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Valve-gear
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John Young |
Newark, NJ |
"I construct a compound engine with the cylinders arranged 'tandem,' and having expansion gear of the 'Corliss' type, each steam-valve being rapidly opened by a positive motion at the right period and being rapidly and automatically closed at variable periods, the periods being controlled by a governor, so that when the speed rises both cylinders will cut off earlier, and when the speed diminishes too greatly both cylinders cut off later, so as by the induction of steam to each cylinder for a longer period to raise the speed to the proper point..." |
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587,168
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Jul. 27, 1897
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Valve connection for steam-engines
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John Young |
Newark, NJ |
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645,283
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Mar. 13, 1900
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Turbine steam-engine
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John Young |
Newark, NJ |
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