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Manufacturers Index - Armstrong Manufacturing Co. (Portland)

Armstrong Manufacturing Co. (Portland)
Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.armstrongblue.com/
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
1,169,377 Jan. 25, 1916 Grinding-machine Walter C. Barnhart Seattle, WA The invention is a machine for grinding the faces of "pulleys or wheels". This is the genesis of the Barnhart Wheel Grinder which was used to true the faces of the wheels of band mills, which would be widely used in Northwestern sawmills. See patent 1,394,704 for a subsequent improvement by the inventor.
1,394,704 Oct. 25, 1921 Pulley-grinding machine Walter C. Barnhart Seattle, WA Improvement on the inventor's patent 1,169,377.
1,551,230 Aug. 25, 1925 Hand-operated circular-saw sharpener and gummer Edward P. Armstrong Portland, OR
1,771,602 Jul. 29, 1930 Grinder for Concave Saw Teeth Robert S. Jackson Eugene, Lane County, OR
    Grinder for Concave Saw Teeth Edward P. Armstrong Portland, Multnomah County, OR  
1,824,349 Sep. 22, 1931 Power attachment for saw swages George Fraley Fresno, CA This invention was sold as the Armstrong No. 7 Air Driven Swage.
    Power attachment for saw swages Rae G. Horton Fresno, CA  
1,881,761 Oct. 11, 1932 Welding clamp Overend J. W. Lougheed Portland, OR Invention is a device for welding bandsaw blades at the bench.
The 1950 catalog from Armstrong Mfg. Co. of Portland, Oregon, features the "Lougheed Patent" Armstrong Welding Clamp. The shipping weight for the 12" and 16" versions were 90 lbs and 110 lbs, respectively.
2,627,708 Feb. 10, 1953 Method of truing the peripheral surfaces of band saw wheels Milton H. Mater Corvallis, OR This device was an improvement on the original Barnhart wheel grinder of patent 1,394,704 and was sold as the Armstrong No. 41 Band Wheel Grinder, also known as the Barnhart No. 41.
    Method of truing the peripheral surfaces of band saw wheels Claud C. Walker Sr. Corvallis, OR