US Patent: 330,901
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| Machine for forging bolt-blanks
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Patentee:
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| Henry James Johnson (exact or similar names) - Providence, RI |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jul. 12, 1884 |
| Granted: |
Nov. 24, 1885 |
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Jeff Joslin
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Description: |
| The business that became the Buffalo Bolt Co. was established in 1855 by George C. Bell, in Amsterdam, NY, to manufacture square-head carriage bolts. He took James P. Marcellus as a partner and the business operated as Bell & Marcellus. The relocated to Buffalo in 1863. At some point in the next few years Marcellus sold out to a new partner and the business became Bell & Sherwood. In 1868 Ralph H. Plumb bought our Sherwood and the name became Bell & Plumb. At this time the business expanded their product line from carriage bolts to include pinched-neck bolts up to one-half inch in size. In about 1869 Orrin Clark Burdict joined the firm, which was a critical step in the future success of the business. Burdict created and patented several machines that automated the various steps of nut and bolt making and allowed the company to considerably expand their product line. In about 1871, Bell's interest was purchased by the other two partners, who renamed it to Plumb and Burdict. In 1873 it became Plumb, Burdict & Barnard. During this era the company was not only manufacturing nuts and bolts, they were also making and selling their patent nut and bolt making machines. At some point they changed tactics, ceasing sales of their machines in favor of making them only for their own use; with this change their were able to control nearly the entire market for square-head machine bolts, manufacturing 350,000 pieces a day. By 1897 their patents were expiring, and with their business dwindling they got into financial difficulty and had to cease manufacture. Senior partner R. H. Plumb bought out the other partners and reorganized as the Buffalo Bolt Co., relocating the business to North Tonawanda, where even their previous rate of manufacture was considerably exceeded. |
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