Manufacturers Index - Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co.
Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co.
New Bedford, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Metal Working Machinery
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44,067
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Sep. 06, 1864
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Improved self-centering chuck
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Edgar B. Beach |
West Meriden, CT |
Awarded to Edward B. Beach for his renowned Beach Patent chuck. By description the chuck was intended for smaller lathe work, screw cutting and drilling. The three jaws travel up a sectional ramp providing self centering. The chuck was shown in the 1867 A.J. Wilkinson and Company hardware catalog and proclaimed "The most approved drill chuck in the market". The 1895 Chas. Strelinger catalog states that "The Beach and Stetson Chucks are doubtless the finest chucks made, as regards perfection of fitting and accuracy." The self centering chuck was evidently well received for many years.
Coincidence is possible, but I would have to believe that this was in connection with Edgar B. Beach's patented chuck. I find little genealogy data that connects or even identifies the two Beaches. Although an Edgar Beach is listed twice in the 1860 Federal Census in Meriden, the 1860-61 New Haven county directory does not list him. The 1873-74 Meriden directory does list Edgar as a machinist living at 38 Crown Street in Meriden. Henry B. is located at 208 State St. His employment was noted as traveling agent (salesman). |
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RE2,104
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Nov. 14, 1865
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Self-centering chuck
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Edgar B. Beach |
West Meriden, CT |
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87,133
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Feb. 23, 1869
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Wrench
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Benjamin F. Bee |
Harwich, MA |
The sliding blocks in this tap wrench have notches with unequal sized sides. The effect of this design is that the wrench will firmly contact two corners and two opposite sides of the square head of any tap or drill within its capacity and hold the tool in the center of the adjustable opening.
A tap wrench with markings including this patent date and "M.T.D. & M. Co." has the distinctive jaws, with the clamping force supplied by a separate screw rather than the screw incorporated in the handle.
A tap wrench exactly matching this patent drawing is listed in an 1875 Frasse & Co. catalog with no maker identified. |
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142,239
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Aug. 26, 1873
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Jaws for Lathe Chucks
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Moses C. Johnson |
New Bedford, Bristol County, MA |
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191,894
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Jun. 12, 1877
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Lathes for Cutting Screw Taps
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George R. Stetson |
New Bedford, Bristol County, MA |
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195,963
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Oct. 09, 1877
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Improvement in machines for clearing twist-drills
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George R. Stetson |
New Bedford, MA |
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333,689
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Jan. 05, 1886
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Machine for Clearing Twist Drills
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George R. Stetson |
New Bedford, Bristol County, MA |
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620,955
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Mar. 14, 1899
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Machine for Tapering Cylindrical Blanks
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John A. McGregor |
New Bedford, Bristol County, MA |
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650,924
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Jun. 05, 1900
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Inserted Tooth Milling Cutter
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John W. Boynton |
New Bedford, Bristol County, MA |
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702,904
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Jun. 24, 1902
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Box and Cover
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Thomas Abraham |
Hopedale, MA |
Drill index with rotating top to select the desired drill. The bits are stored in three circular rows and once the correct row is selected, the top is rotated to the desired bit. The body on production items appears to be made of mahogany. |
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828,051
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Aug. 07, 1906
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Portable Drill Holder
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Timothy B. Powers |
New York, NY |
Portable hinged drill bit holder that folds compactly and can be locked into a triangular shape for use. |
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864,420
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Aug. 27, 1907
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Rotary cutterhead
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Eugene Haber |
South Boston, MA |
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909,401
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Jan. 12, 1909
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Reamer
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Eugene Haber |
Boston, Suffolk County, MA |
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909,434
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Jan. 12, 1909
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Reamer
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Charles H. Malmedie |
New Bedford, Bristol County, MA |
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1,008,126
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Nov. 07, 1911
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Drill-Gage
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Oren J. Fairchild |
Binghamton, NY |
This drill point gage has a caliper means for setting the gage by the diameter of the drill, and automatically sets the center point for the gage. |
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1,110,424
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Sep. 15, 1914
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Truing Tool Holder for Grinding Machines
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William S. Davenport |
New Bedford, Bristol County, NY |
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1,545,030
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Jul. 07, 1925
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Boring tool
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Christopher A. Best |
New Bedford, MA |
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