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Mitts & Merrill
Saginaw, MI; Harvard, IL, U.S.A.
Company Website: http://www.mitts-merrill.com/
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery, Metal Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
279,967 Jun. 26, 1883 Sawing-machine George W. Merrill East Saginaw, MI
316,634 Apr. 28, 1885 Circular sawing machine William Merrill East Saginaw, MI "The object of this invention is to provide a cheap and durable machine for effectually cutting slabs or boards into bolts or pieces for forming staves, pickets, or other similar articles, the longitudinal and transverse cut of the said strips being effect without removing the said tables."
384,704 Jun. 19, 1888 Machine for cutting wood William Merrill East Saginaw, MI "This invention relates to machines for cutting refuse wood, and is designed as an improvement upon the devices shown and described in Letters Patent granted to E. G. Pake, September 7, 1886, No. 348,768."
390,164 Sep. 25, 1888 Milling-machine John A. Gregg Bay City, MI This milling machine seems to have been the basis for a machine specialized for scarfing bandsaw blades that was sold by E. C. Atkins & Co., and we assume was made by them. See also patent 415,281, granted to Amos S. Parke.
475,881 May. 31, 1892 Machine for creating wood chips William Merrill East Saginaw, MI
526,043 Sep. 18, 1894 Wood-cutting machine William Merrill Saginaw, MI
526,044 Sep. 18, 1894 Wood-cutting machine William Merrill Saginaw, MI
526,354 Sep. 18, 1894 Wood-cutting machine William Merrill Saginaw, MI
589,011 Aug. 31, 1897 Key Seating Machine William Merrill Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI
589,010 Aug. 31, 1897 Key-seat-cutting machine William Merrill Saginaw, MI Improvements to patent 389,243.
776,412 Nov. 29, 1904 Buggy Wrench William S. Mitts Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI A "u" shaped clamping spring provides a nut gripping element on one side of the socket. To release the grip the pressure of the spring is released by an auxiliary lever.
Known examples matching this patent with the parts made of malleable castings have no visible markings.
1,025,152 May. 07, 1912 Oil Groove Cutting Attachment for Key Seating Machines Philip S. Mitts Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI
1,060,749 May. 06, 1913 Cutter for Key Seating Machines Tilghman G. Frederick Bernharts, Berks County, PA Claim:
This invention is a cutter for key-seating machines and the improvement consists in a cutter head having a removable knife, the head being mounted on a vertically traveling bar such as is common in key-seating machines, but provided with means for securing the knife in the head so that it can be readily removed and inserted and can be firmly held against chattering or skew movement with relation to the head.
1,111,203 Sep. 22, 1914 Clamping Device for Key Seating Machines William Joseph Winston Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI
2,710,442 Jun. 14, 1955 Tool Holder Jack W. Ranous Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI