US Patent: 469,084
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| Last-turning lathe
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Patentee:
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| Farley B. Gilman (exact or similar names) - Springfield, VT |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jan. 22, 1891 |
| Granted: |
Feb. 16, 1892 |
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Jeff Joslin
Vintage Machinery entry for Gilman & Son
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Description: |
| "The object of the invention is to provide a last-lathe with an automatic mechanism operated by the universal power of the lathe, so as to cause a quick return of the lathe-carriage to the starting-point of turning the last."A further object of the invention is to provide a last-turning lathe with an automatic mechanism which will operate the lathe-carriage of its own accord, while the operator is changing the lasts, so as to insure a quick return of the carriage to its starting place and save the time and labor usually spent by the operator in having to change the work and set the carriage separately."A still further object of the invention is to provide a last-turning lathe with an automatic mechanism for the purpose of returning the carriage, and therefore the cutting-tools to their starting-point, and to cause the return motion of the carriage to stop just a sufficient distance beyond the heel of the last to insure the proper space in which to start another cut without the operator's assistance—that is, without it being necessary for the operator to watch the return of the carriage and change its return mechanism to feed the tool for the next cut."From a web site with information on the Springfield downtown historic district: "...industries established on the Black River include ... Gilman and Son, established in 1854 by F. B. Gilman who invented several improvements in lathes and manufactured reverse last lathes and other lathes for turning irregular forms (The Gilman factory burned in 1981; it was located on River Street at the foot of Elm Street)..." Later on the same page, "Gilman and Son operated a factory on the east bank from 1854 onwards." |
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