Manufacturers Index - Adde & Co.
Adde & Co.
Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery
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644,285
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Feb. 27, 1900
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Machine for pointing pickets
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Arvid Ek |
Portland, ME |
At least a couple of examples of this picket pointing machine have survived, with "Portland Picket Pointer / Adde & Co." cast into them. |
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766,942
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Aug. 09, 1904
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Measuring-machine or meter
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Emil Ek |
Portland, ME |
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888,599
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May. 26, 1908
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Meter
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Emil Ek |
Portland, ME |
Improvement to patent 766,942. |
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1,392,572
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Oct. 04, 1921
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Brake for lineal-measuring registers
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Emil Ek |
Portland, ME |
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1,392,573
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Oct. 04, 1921
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Register for lineal measuring
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Emil Ek |
Portland, ME |
Improvement to patent 888,599. |
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1,664,919
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Apr. 03, 1928
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Operating device
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Emil Ek |
Portland, ME |
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1,894,307
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Jan. 17, 1933
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Measuring and control apparatus
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Emil Ek |
Portland, ME |
Adde & Co. made a lineal distance counter for use on a wood planer; the counter of this patent is adapted for measuring wire, particularly when rolling wire from a wire-drawing machines onto spools, where each spool is to hold a pre-determined length. |
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2,030,624
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Feb. 11, 1936
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Counting device
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Arthur E. Ek |
Portland, ME |
Of interest because co-inventor Emil Ek patented a lineal distance counter for use on a wood planer; it was manufactured by Adde & Co. of Portland.
"It is among the object of this invention to provide a counting device which can be set to count a definite number of operations or unit lengths and then reverse its direction and make the same count back again..." |
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Counting device
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Emil Ek |
Portland, ME |
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