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Boice-Crane Co.
Toledo, OH, then Gothenburg, NE, Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
1,742,644	Jan. 07, 1930	Adjustable table for woodworking machines and the like	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH	Seen on the base of a Boice-Crane tilting-table sawâ€”and also on the base of a Boice-Crane tilting-arbor saw.
		Adjustable table for woodworking machines and the like	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
1,790,288	Jan. 27, 1931	Fence for jointers	Herbert E. Tautz	Milwaukee, WI	Seen on a Delta 4-inch jointer.
314,585	Aug. 25, 1931	Fence for jointers	Herbert E. Tautz	Milwaukee, WI	This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 1,790,288.
1,894,010	Jan. 10, 1933	Work-holding means for gauges	Herbert E. Tautz	Milwaukee, WI	This patent number is listed in the 1938 Delta catalog as being used on the No. 860 8-inch benchtop table saw.
1,902,270	Mar. 21, 1933	Miter gauge	James Tate	Milwaukee, WI	Miter gauges with this patent are also marked with Design patent 89,818 and Canadian patent 340,750. Some examples have 1,894,010 as well.
D89,818	May. 09, 1933	Design for a gauge	Herbert E. Tautz	Milwaukee, WI	This is a 14-year design patent. See also patent 1,902,270. This Delta design patent number was seen on a Boice-Crane miter gauge, along with patent numbers 1,894,010 and 1,902,270.
1,922,151	Aug. 15, 1933	Adjusting device for saw arbors	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
		Adjusting device for saw arbors	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
1,925,477	Sep. 05, 1933	Angle gauge	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH	In 1921 the Boice brothers co-founded W. B. & J. E. Boice, which merged with H. G. Crane in 1926 to form Boice-Crane Co. Apparently this particular patent was licensed or purchased by Delta.
		Angle gauge	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
340,750	Apr. 10, 1934	Miter gauge	James Tate	Milwaukee, WI	Miter gauges with this patent are also marked with US Design patent 89,818, and US patent 1,902,270. Some examples have 1,894,010 as well.
1,967,791	Jul. 24, 1934	Jointer fence	Herbert E. Tautz	Milwaukee, WI	Seen on a Delta No. 654 6-inch jointer.
354,274	Nov. 19, 1935	Jointer fence	Herbert E. Tautz	Milwaukee, WI	This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 1,967,791.
2,049,044	Jul. 28, 1936	Woodworking machine	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH	Jointer fence locking mechanism.
2,049,045	Jul. 28, 1936	Woodworking machine	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH	Jointer fence, in particular a means for supporting the "free" end of the fence.
2,107,174	Feb. 01, 1938	Jigsaw	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
D113,369	Feb. 14, 1939	Design for a combined drill press head and motor	Lewis S. Stump	Toledo, OH
D115,779	Jul. 18, 1939	Design for a woodworking machines	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,166,703	Jul. 18, 1939	Woodworking machine	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH	Tablesaw rip fence with extensible rail.
2,211,050	Aug. 13, 1940	Woodworking machine	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH	"The invention is directed particularly to the problem of easy shifting of the belt drive so as to change the speed ratio between the driving and the driven pulley. To this end, it provides a motor that is swingingly mounted on the frame of the press in such a manner that gravity, i.e., the weight of the motor, keeps the belt taut, and which may be moved to a position to release the belt by simply grasping a lever and pulling toward the operator."
2,256,607	Sep. 23, 1941	Woodworking machine	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,260,635	Oct. 28, 1941	Head and table adjustment for drill press	Henry E. Musselman	Kalamazoo, MI
D131,216	Jan. 27, 1942	Design for a band saw	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
		Design for a band saw	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,294,272	Aug. 25, 1942	Woodworking machine	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,344,502	Mar. 21, 1944	Woodworking machine	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH	This is a pull-saw.
2,346,146	Apr. 11, 1944	Woodworking machine	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,347,765	May. 02, 1944	Bandsaw	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
		Bandsaw	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,347,764	May. 02, 1944	Band saw	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH	Telescoping bandsaw guard.
		Band saw	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,371,731	Mar. 20, 1945	Bandsaw blade guard and guide	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
		Bandsaw blade guard and guide	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,384,364	Sep. 04, 1945	Trunnion for bandsaw	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
		Trunnion for bandsaw	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,431,605	Nov. 25, 1947	Endless band tool	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH	The patent is for a method of detachably connecting the ends of a flexible band. It is not clear what this was used for: bandsaw blades, perhaps.
D154,530	Jul. 19, 1949	Design for a grinder or the like	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,537,394	Jan. 09, 1951	Abrasive wheel drive	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH	Invention is a drive mechanism for a wet grinder, where the wheel is driven by a roller on its periphery. Such a mechanism provides a constant drive speed, regardless of wheel diameter. There is also a mechanism for keeping a constant relationship between the wheel and the work.
2,566,551	Sep. 04, 1951	Band tool guide	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,579,224	Dec. 18, 1951	Jointer fence adjustment	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,592,384	Apr. 08, 1952	Fence for jointers	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,611,402	Sep. 23, 1952	Guard mounting for jointer cutters	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,635,654	Apr. 21, 1953	Jointer bed structure	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,637,151	May. 05, 1953	Work rest and wheel mount	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,716,353	Aug. 30, 1955	Motor mountings	John E. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,810,408	Oct. 22, 1957	Adjustable mounting and drive mechanism for table saws	Lewis S. Stump	Toledo, OH	This patent provides a single control for adjusting both the tilt and elevation of the blade. Boice-Crane Co. marketed this design as their "Monotrol" tablesaw. Moak Machine & Foundry Co. sold a Monotrol tablesaw from the mid-1960s until their demise in the 1980s; we have not been able to confirm that they used this patent, but the co-incidence of names and the similarities in external design imply that Moak did, in fact, license this patent. Moak's saw takes a 16-inch blade where the Boice-Crane saw takes a 10-inch blade.
		Adjustable mounting and drive mechanism for table saws	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH
2,855,962	Oct. 14, 1958	Feed mechanism for contour sawing machine	William B. Boice	Toledo, OH