US Patent: 77,129 - Improvement in sawmills


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US Patent: 77,129

Improvement in sawmills

Patentees:

Charles R. Tompkins (exact or similar names) - Rochester, NY

John Wright (exact or similar names) - Rochester, NY

USPTO Classifications:

83/422

Tool Categories:

woodworking machines : circular saws : tablesaws

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Charles R. Tompkins - Rochester, NY

Witnesses:

Thomas Smith

David Clarke

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Apr. 21, 1868

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Vintage Machinery entry for Charles R. Tompkins

Description:

Invention is a circular ripsaw with four big vertical stock-feed rollers, plus the gearing to drive the rollers.

Co-inventor Charles R. Tompkins was a notable maker of woodworking machinery; he operated both under his own name, and under the name Rochester Wood Tool Manufactory. In 1889 he wrote a book, "History of the Planing Mill."