Manufacturers Index - A. & F. Brown & Co.
A. & F. Brown & Co.
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines
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13,158
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Jul. 03, 1855
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Boring and turning wood
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Adolph Brown |
New York, NY |
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Boring and turning wood
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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14,223
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Feb. 12, 1856
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Machine for boring and turning wood
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Adolph Brown |
New York, NY |
Improvements to patent 13,158. |
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Machine for boring and turning wood
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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14,490
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Mar. 25, 1856
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Machine for cutting loaf-sugar
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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Machine for cutting loaf-sugar
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Adolph Brown |
New York, NY |
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27,426
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Mar. 13, 1860
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Steam-pump
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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Steam-pump
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Adolph Brown |
New York, NY |
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36,832
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Nov. 04, 1862
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Improvement in friction-coupling
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Adolph Brown |
New York, NY |
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Improvement in friction-coupling
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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50,793
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Nov. 07, 1865
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Improvement in steam-engine governors
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Augustus P. Brown |
New York, NY |
The 1872-01-06 Scientific American, page 19, has an illustrated article on this "Improved Safety Governor", which was "invented and manufactured by August P. Brown, 57 Lewis street, New York... for particulars address A. P. Brown, as above." The patent itself identifies the inventor as Augustus Brown, no middle initial. We have added the middle initial because most of Brown's other patents included it.
The partnership of A. & F. Brown, established 1854, consisted of brothers Adolphus and Felix Brown. The business was reorganized in 1887 as A. & F. Brown Co., with Felix Brown, Sr. owning 70 percent with the remainder divided evenly between Augustus P. Brown, Felix Brown, Jr., and Charles Brown. The address given in the aforementioned 1872 Scientific American article was the location of the Progress Machine Works operated by A. & F. Brown. |
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52,024
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Jan. 16, 1866
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Oscillating Steam Engine
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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RE2,753
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Aug. 27, 1867
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Improvement in governors for steam engines
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Augustus P. Brown |
New York, NY |
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95,313
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Sep. 28, 1869
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Improved lubricator for journal-boxes
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Adolphus Brown |
New York, NY |
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Improved lubricator for journal-boxes
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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186,535
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Jan. 23, 1877
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Improvement in caloric-engines
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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236,772
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Jan. 18, 1881
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Fog-signal
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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12,302
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Feb. 01, 1881
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Improvement on fog signals
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 266,761. |
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266,761
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Oct. 31, 1882
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Friction Clutch
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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280,569
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Jul. 03, 1883
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Lubricator for journals
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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284,807
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Sep. 11, 1883
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Fog Signal
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Felix Brown |
New York, NY |
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1,245,299
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Nov. 06, 1917
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Siren
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Arthur C. Woodward |
Cranford, NJ |
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1,393,064
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Oct. 11, 1921
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Shaft-coupling
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Arthur C. Woodward |
Cranford, NJ |
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