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Defiance Machine Works
Defiance, OH, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
43,908	Aug. 23, 1864	Improvement in turning-lathes	Andrew Goodyear	Springport, MI
66,146	Jun. 25, 1867	Improvement in wood-turning lathes	Andrew Goodyear	Springport, MI
92,395	Jul. 06, 1869	Improved boring-tool	Charles Carrol Strong	Defiance, OH	"This invention relates to an improved boring-tool, which is to be applied to lathes of all descriptions, and which is so arranged that it will be guided and held in the proper manner. The invention consists in arranging a loose collar on the tool, said collar turning freely on it, so that it may be supported in a suitable stand, or in the article board, as may be desired. The tool has thereby a convenient support at or near its working-end, and will be more apt to work steady and true than it would be without the guide-collar."
94,201	Aug. 31, 1869	Improvement in machines for shaping hubs	Andrew Goodyear	Albion, MI
94,200	Aug. 31, 1869	Improvement in lathe for turning hubs	Andrew Goodyear	Albion, MI
216,228	Jun. 03, 1879	Improvement in devices for balancing cylinders, cutter-heads, &c.	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
230,074	Jul. 13, 1880	Hub-turning lathe	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
239,881	Apr. 05, 1881	Mortising machine	Charles C. Strong	Defiance, OH	Invention seen on Defiance Nos. 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 double-chisel combined hub and plain mortising machines in a 1910 Defiance Machine Works catalog.
		Mortising machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
		Mortising machine	David B. Turnbull	Defiance, OH
260,127	Jun. 27, 1882	Proportional balance	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH	"My improvements relate to scales for use in obtaining the proportional weight of the different parts of planer-knives, molding machine knives, tenoning-machine knives, &c. "In machines of the above-named character having knives fixed in a revolving head it is of the greatest importance that a running balance should be obtained, and the usual method, which consists in the reduction of the knives to the same cubic measurement or specific gravity, has not been found sufficient for the purpose. "The object of my invention is to obtain an indication of the differences in weight between corresponding parts of two or more knives, whereby an accurate distribution of weight in the cutter-head may be obtained. "My invention consists in a scale having a poised beam and counter-weights of usual construction, and having its platform fitted directly upon the scale-beam without an equipoise, so that a change in position of the article on the platform requires a shifting of the counterweight to balance the scale. "The weighing procedure is as follows. First, each of a set of knives are compared in weight by placing the face of a knife on the vertical face of the platform d. If they are all the same weight, then the process is repeated but placing the backs of each knife against the vertical face. Next, place each of the knives flatwise on the platform in as many orientations as is appropriate for the design of the knives. When, after judicious grinding, all knives agree in all measurements in all orientations then the knives are perfectly balanced and will work without vibration."
267,465	Nov. 14, 1882	Mortising-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH	Improvements to patent 239,881.
273,041	Feb. 27, 1883	Rub-iron for wagons	Peter Dickman	Defiance, OH	Seen in the 1910 edition of the Defiance Machine Works catalog, where it is called the Dickman's patent rub-iron.
324,847	Aug. 25, 1885	Wood-turning lathe	William A. Kettenring	Defiance, OH	This patent was one of three seen on each of three spoke lathes from John T. Towsley Mfg. Co. of Cincinnati. The machines were almost certainly made by Defiance and resold by Towsley, especially since all three lathes have been seen in the 1910 Defiance catalog.
375,988	Jan. 03, 1888	Handle lathe	William Chaplin	St. Catharines, Canada	Seen in 1910 Defiance catalog, the "Chaplin patent automatic handle lathe".
378,322	Feb. 21, 1888	Lathe for irregular forms	Peter Kettenring	Defiance, OH	This patent was one of three seen on each of three spoke lathes from John T. Towsley Mfg. Co. of Cincinnati. The machines were likely made by Defiance and resold by Towsley. The same lathes are seen in the 1910 Defiance catalog.
378,939	Mar. 06, 1888	Fence for saws	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
390,083	Sep. 25, 1888	Band-saw machine	Peter Kettenring	Defiance, OH	"This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in band-saw machines, especially designed for shaping wood, such as wagon-fellies, chair backs, and other work having parallel curved lines, or for straight work also, in which it would be an advantage to run two parallel cuts at the same time to facilitate the work."
417,098	Dec. 10, 1889	Mortising machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH	Picture seen in 1910 Defiance Machine Works catalog, on a Model 1 1/2 Patent double chisel combined hub and plain mortising machine.
423,961	Mar. 25, 1890	Spoke-facer	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
426,147	Apr. 22, 1890	Spoke-driver	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
429,924	Jun. 10, 1890	Spoke lathe	Peter Kettenring	Defiance, OH	Improvement on patent 378,322. This patent was one of three seen on each of three spoke lathes from John T. Towsley Mfg. Co. of Cincinnati. The machines were likely made by Defiance and resold by Towsley. Update: The 1910 Defiance catalog shows the same machines. Given that inventor Kettenring was president and co-owner of Defiance, it seems clear that they were the actual manufacturers.
430,788	Jun. 24, 1890	Tenoning machine for wheels	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
437,251	Sep. 30, 1890	Machine for jointing and facing carriage and wagon spokes	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
467,206	Jan. 19, 1892	Machine for boring hubs	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
487,785	Dec. 13, 1892	Polishing-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
495,209	Apr. 11, 1893	Mortising machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
501,470	Jul. 11, 1893	Lathe for irregular forms	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
509,331	Nov. 21, 1893	Molding-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH	"My invention relates to machines for making molding, and more particularly to such as are employed for molding the faces of blocks of wood used for ornamentation in cabinet and carpenter's work, plinth blocks, brackets, balusters, newel posts, &c., ..."
515,253	Feb. 20, 1894	Gaining-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
521,185	Jun. 12, 1894	Woodworking-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
558,641	Apr. 21, 1896	Polishing-machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
560,008	May. 12, 1896	Wood-bending machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
566,506	Aug. 25, 1896	Hoop-coiling machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
567,085	Sep. 01, 1896	Planing-machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH	"My invention relates to an improvement in planing-machines, and more particularly to such as are employed for planing the fellies of wheels..."
590,493	Sep. 21, 1897	Cutter-head	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH	Seen on a Defiance No. 4 Felloe rounding machine in the 1910 Defiance Machine Works catalog.
603,926	May. 10, 1898	Bending-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH	"The invention relates to machines for bending timber used in carriage and wagon fellies, wagon-bounds, sleigh-runners, hames, chairs, and other articles using bent-wood stock."
608,484	Aug. 02, 1898	Machine for punching D-openings in shovel handles	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
609,336	Aug. 16, 1898	Machine for making skewers, pins, &c.	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
610,036	Aug. 30, 1898	Tread-sanding machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH	"The invention relates to machines for truing and smoothing the treads of wooden vehicle-wheels..."
619,092	Feb. 07, 1899	Shaping machine for outer part of D-shaped handles	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
621,621	Mar. 21, 1899	Shaping-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
635,241	Oct. 17, 1899	Strip-cutting machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH	"The invention relates to woodworking machinery; and its object is to provide a new and improved automatic hoop and basket-strip cutting machine arranged to prevent backlash and to reduce the noise incident to backlash and that of the rapidly-moving heavy cutter-bar and to insure long live to the machine."
647,384	Apr. 10, 1900	Hub-turning lathe	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
665,732	Jan. 08, 1901	Automatic hoop-stock equalizing, lapping, and pointing machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
679,611	Jul. 30, 1901	Spoke-finishing machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
680,576	Aug. 13, 1901	Polishing-machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
681,049	Aug. 20, 1901	Automatic spoke facing and tapering	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
686,546	Nov. 12, 1901	Spoke tenoning and cutoff machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
686,547	Nov. 12, 1901	Automatic Wheel Rim Finishing Machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
686,548	Nov. 12, 1901	Cutter Head	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
691,121	Jan. 14, 1902	Horizontal boring-machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
715,041	Dec. 02, 1902	Planer feed-roll	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
717,933	Jan. 06, 1903	Lathe	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH	Improvements to patent 378,322 and patent 429,924. The machine is for turning handles for brushes and tools.
719,769	Feb. 03, 1903	Spoke-finishing machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
RE12,080	Feb. 10, 1903	Feed-roll	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
723,044	Mar. 17, 1903	Copying-lathe	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
728,628	May. 19, 1903	Hydraulic Press	Charles Seymour	Defiance, Defiance County, OH
740,258	Sep. 29, 1903	Belt-pulley	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
742,086	Oct. 20, 1903	Machine for rimming wheels	Ferdinand Unckrich	Galion, OH
742,015	Oct. 20, 1903	Felly compressing and boring machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
762,095	Jun. 07, 1904	Band sawing-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH	Seen in Defiance Machine Works catalog. Invention is a tensioning method that allows the blade to yield in case the blade strikes a knot.
762,096	Jun. 07, 1904	Clamping device	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
763,743	Jun. 28, 1904	Polishing machine	George S. Ensign	Defiance, OH
765,601	Jul. 19, 1904	Multiple-spindle boring-machine	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
766,607	Aug. 02, 1904	Mortising-machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
769,497	Sep. 06, 1904	Bandsaw	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
770,051	Sep. 13, 1904	Work-carrier	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH	"The invention relates to wood-working machines, such as mortising-machines, boring-machines, and the like; and its object is to provide a new and improved work-carrier arranged to have a limited sliding motion between adjustable stops or a free unlimited sliding motion for any desired distance independent of the stops."
801,815	Oct. 10, 1905	Band-saw	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
848,503	Mar. 26, 1907	Machine for making compressed bungs	Charles Seymour	Defiance, OH
1,038,328	Sep. 10, 1912	Tension device for band-saws	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
1,039,503	Sep. 24, 1912	Wheel boring & facing machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
1,072,930	Sep. 09, 1913	Cutter-head	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
1,250,822	Dec. 18, 1917	Wheel-rim equalizing and joint-forming machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
		Wheel-rim equalizing and joint-forming machine	Herbert D. Traub	Defiance, OH
1,268,703	Jun. 04, 1918	Bow-turning machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
1,277,203	Aug. 27, 1918	Multiple-copying lathe	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
1,280,980	Oct. 08, 1918	Copying-lathe	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH	This patent is an improvement to patent 723,044.
		Copying-lathe	Russell E. Klinger	Defiance, OH
1,281,771	Oct. 15, 1918	Wood-turning machine	George A. Ensign	Defiance, OH
		Wood-turning machine	Herbert D. Traub	Defiance, OH
1,337,143	Apr. 13, 1920	Tenoning and equalizing machine	William F. McCarty	Defiance, OH
D146,608	Apr. 15, 1947	Design for a drill press	John McLeod Little	Toledo, OH