Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co. - Assigned Patents

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Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co.
New Bedford, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
38,119	Apr. 07, 1863	Improvement in drill-bits	Stephen Ambrose Morse	East Bridgewater, MA	This patent marks the invention of the modern twist drill bit. See patent 6,088 for a previous effort at producing a twist drill. Morse's innovation was in orienting the flutes to produce a straight cutting edge with an acute included angle so that it cuts, rather than scrapes, the metal being drilled. It is remarkable how little drill bits have changed in form since this patent was issued. The 1866 Boston Directory from Sampson, Davenport & Co. has a full-page ad from the Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co., New Bedford, Mass., "Manufacturers of Morse's Patent Straight-Lip Increase-Twist drills".
44,067	Sep. 06, 1864	Improved self-centering chuck	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).
RE2,104	Nov. 14, 1865	Self-centering chuck	Edgar B. Beach	West Meriden, CT
87,133	Feb. 23, 1869	Wrench	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.
104,982	Jul. 05, 1870	Improvement in grinding-rest for twist-drills	Stephen Ambrose Morse	Newark, NJ	The inventor had patented the modern twist drill bit (patent 38,119) and this patent is the earliest device for sharpening twist drills that we have found. Unlike the twist drill bits themselves, which remain substantially unchanged since their invention, drill sharpening machines have evolved and there are a dizzying number of variations. We do not know if the inventor's company manufactured this grinding rest.
142,239	Aug. 26, 1873	Jaws for Lathe Chucks	Moses C. Johnson	New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
191,894	Jun. 12, 1877	Lathes for Cutting Screw Taps	George R. Stetson	New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
195,963	Oct. 09, 1877	Improvement in machines for clearing twist-drills	George R. Stetson	New Bedford, MA
333,689	Jan. 05, 1886	Machine for Clearing Twist Drills	George R. Stetson	New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
620,955	Mar. 14, 1899	Machine for Tapering Cylindrical Blanks	John A. McGregor	New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
650,924	Jun. 05, 1900	Inserted Tooth Milling Cutter	John W. Boynton	New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
702,904	Jun. 24, 1902	Box and Cover	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.
828,051	Aug. 07, 1906	Portable Drill Holder	Timothy B. Powers	New York, NY	Portable hinged drill bit holder that folds compactly and can be locked into a triangular shape for use.
864,420	Aug. 27, 1907	Rotary cutterhead	Eugene Haber	South Boston, MA
909,401	Jan. 12, 1909	Reamer	Eugene Haber	Boston, Suffolk County, MA
909,434	Jan. 12, 1909	Reamer	Charles H. Malmedie	New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
1,008,126	Nov. 07, 1911	Drill-Gage	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.
1,110,424	Sep. 15, 1914	Truing Tool Holder for Grinding Machines	William S. Davenport	New Bedford, Bristol County, NY
1,545,030	Jul. 07, 1925	Boring tool	Christopher A. Best	New Bedford, MA