US Patent: 877,894
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Routing-machine
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Patentee:
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George L. Kelley (exact or similar names) - Buffalo, NY |
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Patent Dates:
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Applied: |
Jul. 23, 1906 |
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Jan. 28, 1908 |
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Jeff Joslin Vintage Machinery entry for Kelley Electric Machine Co.
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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. |
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