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Manufacturers Index - Kelley Electric Machine Co.

Kelley Electric Machine Co.
Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
877,894 Jan. 28, 1908 Routing-machine George L. Kelley Buffalo, NY Kelley is probably the inventor of the handheld router—he certainly precedes the much better-known R. L. Carter.
This machine was designed to rout housed stair stringers. It uses two or more cutters in a circular housing that can be rotated to vary the width of the overall cut.
931,552 Aug. 17, 1909 Guide device for routing-machine William H. Ahlers Buffalo, NY
1,042,120 Oct. 22, 1912 Guide device for woodworking or routing machines George L. Kelley Buffalo, NY
1,046,075 Dec. 03, 1912 Woodworking or routing machine George L. Kelley Buffalo, NY
1,179,727 Apr. 18, 1916 Floor-machine George L. Kelley Buffalo, NY We have seen a motor from this company, labeled as "Kelley Power Float" and it likely came from a Kelley floor machine matching this patent. The motor is 220 volts 3 phase. A 1916 ad for the Kelley Floor Machine says that it is for surfacing tile, marble, terrazzo, cement and composition.
1,420,319 Jun. 20, 1922 Metal-routing machine George L. Kelley Buffalo, NY "This invention relates to engraving, scribing or routing machines, and is particularly adapted to metal routing or metal plate engraving for the production and reproduction of a variety of predetermined and known figures and designs and for the production and reproduction of an infinite variety of confused and indeterminate lines and figures such as are used on bank notes or safety papers of various kinds."
This patent is of interest because the inventor also invented the first handheld router, patent 877,894.
1,447,725 Mar. 06, 1923 Means for connecting the parts of structures George L. Kelley Buffalo, NY This patent is of interest because the inventor also invented the first handheld router, patent 877,894.
1,497,513 Jun. 10, 1924 Machine for operating on floors or other surfaces George L. Kelley Buffalo, NY This patent is of interest because the inventor also invented the first handheld router, patent 877,894.
1,498,173 Jun. 17, 1924 Building structure George L. Kelley East Orange, NJ This patent is of interest because the inventor also invented the first handheld router, patent 877,894.