US Patent: 877,894 - Routing-machine


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US Patent: 877,894

Routing-machine

Patentee:

George L. Kelley (exact or similar names) - Buffalo, NY

USPTO Classifications:

144/144.51, 144/252.1, 409/182, 409/217

Tool Categories:

handheld power tools : handheld routers

Assignees:

Stevenson Machine Co. - Buffalo, NY

Manufacturer:

Kelley Electric Machine Co. - Buffalo, NY

Stevenson Machine Co. - Buffalo, NY

Witnesses:

A. L. McGee

C. W. Parker

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Jul. 23, 1906
Granted:	Jan. 28, 1908

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Vintage Machinery entry for Kelley Electric Machine Co.

Description:

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.