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Manufacturers Index - General Hardware Manufacturing Co., Inc.

General Hardware Manufacturing Co., Inc.
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Company Website: https://www.generaltools.com/
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
2,269,637 Jan. 13, 1942 Drill Cabinet Bernard Leonard Polkosnik Bridgeport, CT A drill index of the folding metal box type. The invention is a hinged shelf support with a hook on the end which will automatically fold open the tray upon opening the lid, and fold them closed when the lid is closed.
2,403,825 Jul. 09, 1946 Drill case Moses Daniel Nissenbaum Brooklyn, NY Folding case that automatically lifts the bit holder when the outer case is opened.
2,479,661 Aug. 23, 1949 Toolholder Robert L. Yoke Jr. Portland, OR This tool holder is especially useful for holding files but can also be used with knife blades, saw blades, chisels and screwdrivers. This handle was manufactured as the No. 890 adjustable file and tool handle by General Hardware Mfg. Co., and many were sold as Sears Craftsman Model No. 9-6775 file and tool handles.
2,522,400 Sep. 12, 1950 Doweling jig Bernard L. Polkosnik Bridgeport, CT This doweling jig provides a rotatable bushing with multiple hole sizes.
2,717,618 Sep. 13, 1955 Chisel tool with shock-absorbing handle Bernard L. Polkosnik Bridgeport, CT
2,741,077 Apr. 10, 1956 Clamping devices Ermon F. Ayer North Haven, CT This chisel- and plane-blade-sharpening jig offers improved clamping means intended to avoid movement of the cutter as the clamp is tightened.
2,760,390 Aug. 28, 1956 Pliers having jaw limiting means thereon Ermon F. Ayer North Haven, CT A 1968 catalog from General Hardware Mfg. Co., Inc., of New York, shows their No. 68 adjustable wire stripper and cutter, "Patent No. 2,760,390."
2,799,942 Jul. 23, 1957 Unitary rule slide Herman W. Ehler Garden City, NY
3,107,426 Oct. 22, 1963 Utility knife Walter H. Robinson Jr. West Hartford, CT A 1968 catalog from General Hardware Mfg. Co., Inc., of New York, shows their No. 855 push-button replaceable blade utility knife, "Licensed under Patent No. 3,107,426."
D201,570 Jul. 06, 1965 Marking Gage Bernard L. Polkosnik Fairfield, CT This is a fairly interesting design that came very late in the game. It uses a metal 'trough' to hold the bar, which is graduated in reverse. This allows a direct reading of the marking distance from the back of the bar.
This tool was produced by General Hardware Manufacturing of New York, and offered under the Craftsman (Sears) and General names.
3,283,404 Nov. 08, 1966 Wire stripper and cutter with gear-form wheel element to vary closing positions and to immobilize jaws Walter A. Hickman Hamden, CT
4,301,600 Nov. 24, 1981 Locating mechanism Peter W. Charnley South River, NJ