US Patent: 165,463 
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| Improvement in band sawing-machines
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	        Patentee:
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 | Baxter D. Whitney (exact or similar names) - Winchendon, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Sep. 21, 1874 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jul. 13, 1875 | 
 
 
 
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                        Jeff Joslin Vintage Machinery entry for Baxter D. Whitney & Son, Inc. 
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        Description: |  
| This bandsaw upper-wheel mounting uses a weight to maintain constant tension on the blade. This mechanism has been seen on saws made by Baxter D. Whitney, the inventor. |  
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