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Lane & Bodley
Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
9,431	Nov. 30, 1852	Mortising-machine	Joseph Guild	Cincinnati, OH	The inventor was partner in the large Cincinnati carpentry firm of Hinkle & Guild, innovators in pre-fabricated building. "Guild's Patent Mortising Machines, for Hubs and Square work" was listed in an ad for James L. Haven & Co. in an 1854 directory. The October 1890 issue of Industry says that Guild invented the "graduated stroke mortising machine", and the machine was subsequently manufactured by Lane & Bodley. The article also says that the graduated stroke mortiser design was widely produced by Cincinnati makers but no-where else as others failed to realize its advantages. Other (non-Cincinnati) makers used the "variable-stroke" design where the stroke must be equal both below and above the surface of the stock, whereas the graduated-stroke machine needs much less stroke above the surface. The 1853-12-31 Scientific American, page 126, has an article on this invention, which was "Manufactured by Lane & Bodley, to whom all orders should be addressed. This firm, and that of Geo. H. Knight & Brother, of the same city, are joint owners of the patent." According to the 1873 "Subject-matter index of patents for inventions issued by the United States Patent Office", this patent was granted an extension.
15,438	Jul. 29, 1856	Sawing machine	Treat T. Prosser	Oconomowoc, WI	An ad in the August 15, 1857 issue of Scientific American says, "Prosser's patent scroll saw has neither sash, slides, nor springs; can be run at thrice the usual velocity, working much more smoothly and rapidly than any other saw. Price complete, on iron frame, $60. Lane & Bodley, manufacturers of wood-working machinery, Cincinnati, Ohio." The 1899 book, "Album of Genealogy and Biography, Cook County, Illinois", carries a full biography of our inventor, Treat T. Prosser. What follows are excerpts. "Treat T. Prosser was born in the little town of Avon, New York, January 22, 1827... Always handy in the user of tools, at the early age of fourteen he had been engaged at the trade of a millwright, in which he soon became a proficient workman... From the young millwright developed an inventor of agricultural implements of great value; of a superior system of machinery for the manufacture of bolts; of universally recognized improvements upon steam engines; of a practical and widely used machine for pegging boots; of coal machinery; of the Prosser Cylinder Car... He drew the plans for the Chicago Hydraulic Company, which built the first water-works system in Chicago. "In 1851 Mr. Prosser came to Chicago...From 1851 until the date of his death, December 11, 1895, Mr. Prosser made Chicago his home, with the exception of two years spent in the Rocky Mountains, six years in Boston, and a short vacation spent in Europe... Closely wedded to his profession, Mr. Prosser generally refused the responsibilities of official positions, but made an exception to this rule after the Great Fire, when he acted as superintendent of the distribution of food to the destitute in Districts Four and Five..." Unfortunately, the biography sheds no light on exactly how Mr. Prosser earned his money: was he a free-lance designer and inventor, or did he work for others?
22,268	Dec. 07, 1858	Sawmill	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
		Sawmill	Samuel R. Smith	Cincinnati, OH
23,220	Mar. 08, 1859	Improvement in machines for hewing out hubs	George W. Miles	Michigan City, IN
		Improvement in machines for hewing out hubs	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
24,913	Jul. 26, 1859	Portable sawing-machine	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
		Portable sawing-machine	Samuel R. Smith	Cincinnati, OH
36,552	Sep. 23, 1862	Block for circular-saw mills	Samuel R. Smith	Cincinnati, OH
43,451	Jul. 05, 1864	Improvement in hoisting apparatus	Joseph T. Bodley	Cincinnati, OH
		Improvement in hoisting apparatus	Jabez Reynolds	Cincinnati, OH
		Improvement in hoisting apparatus	Samuel Van Emon	Cincinnati, OH
71,403	Nov. 26, 1867	Improvement in planing-machines	Edward Myers	Cincinnati, OH
71,313	Nov. 26, 1867	Improvement in self-lubricating journal-box	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
73,814	Jan. 28, 1868	Improvement in sawing machines	Joseph T. Bodley	Cincinnati, OH	"This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cross-ct sawing-machines, in which a reciprocating movement is communicated to the saw-carriage through the medium of a vibrating frame."
		Improvement in sawing machines	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
77,484	May. 05, 1868	Improvement in machines for sawing lath	Isaac A. Hedges	Cincinnati, OH
		Improvement in machines for sawing lath	Joseph M. Story	Cincinnati, OH
80,514	Jul. 28, 1868	Improvement in head-blocks for saw-mills	Samuel R. Smith	Cincinnati, OH
RE3,623	Aug. 31, 1869	Improvement in self-lubricating journal-boxes	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
95,813	Oct. 12, 1869	Improvement in hangers	Edward Myers	Cincinnati, OH	"Our said improvement relates and has special reference to the use of a metallic core, core-bar, or mandrel, within the mould at the time of casting the hanger, pedestal, plumber-block, or device of like character, said core-bar or mandrel, when means of vertical adjustment are not desired, having been previously fitted with a 'chill' and nut, and when such means of adjustment are desired, with the necessary nuts or female screws, for the reception of the pintles or adjusting-screws, which form the external or concave portion of the ball-and-socket joint or bearing common to all such devices. "We are aware of the fact that hangers, and devices of like character, have heretofore been constructed, involving the ball-and-socket principle, but they have, prior to our invention, been first cast, and then bored and chased or tapped, by a laborious and expensive process, involving the use of costly machinery, provided specially for the purpose. By our improved method of construction, we claim to obtain an accurate and perfect mechanism, and at a much less expense."
		Improvement in hangers	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
100,672	Mar. 08, 1870	Improvement in mortising-machines	Anton Schmackers	Cincinnati, OH
120,993	Nov. 14, 1871	Improvement in mortising-machines	Edward Myers	Cincinnati, OH	The 1871-11-08 American Artisan had an illustrated article on this rail-car mortiser; see link. The mortiser provides a conventional powered auger built into a solid-chisel mortising machine.
		Improvement in mortising-machines	Samuel R. Smith	Cincinnati, OH
124,142	Feb. 27, 1872	Improvement in circular-saw mills	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
183,428	Oct. 17, 1876	Improvement in saw-mill dogs	Edward Myers	Cincinnati, OH
		Improvement in saw-mill dogs	Samuel R. Smith	Cincinnati, OH
197,163	Nov. 13, 1877	Improvement in saw-guides	Edward Myers	Cincinnati, OH
		Improvement in saw-guides	Samuel R. Smith	Cincinnati, OH
201,198	Mar. 12, 1878	Improvement in gang-edgers	Simon P. Randolph	Seattle, WA
256,032	Apr. 04, 1882	Lathe for turning irregular forms	Edward Myers	Cincinnati, OH
299,653	Jun. 03, 1884	Presser-roll for gang-edgers	James B. Stanwood	Cincinnati, OH
		Presser-roll for gang-edgers	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
299,654	Jun. 03, 1884	Locking device for ratchets	James B. Stanwood	Cincinnati, OH
		Locking device for ratchets	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH
313,961	Mar. 17, 1885	Valve-rod connection	James B. Stanwood	Cincinnati, OH
318,216	May. 19, 1885	Cross-head for steam-engines	James B. Stanwood	Cincinnati, OH
359,290	Mar. 15, 1887	Manufacture of crank-shafts	James B. Stanwood	Cleveland, OH
359,333	Mar. 15, 1887	Steam-generator	James B. Stanwood	Cincinnati, OH
379,998	Mar. 27, 1888	Saw-mill set-works	James B. Stanwood	Cincinnati, OH	The manufacturer is a guess: co-inventor lane was also co-founder of Lane & Bodley. At the time of writing, the last confirmed data point for Lane & Bodley was from 1884.
		Saw-mill set-works	Philander P. Lane	Cincinnati, OH