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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
679,748 Aug. 06, 1901 Saw-filing machine Jacob E. Hillstrom Michigan City, IN The October 1902 issue of "The Wood Workers" has an article on this patent bandsaw filing machine, made by Hillstrom Machine Co. We also have seen this patent date on a saw filer from Foley Saw Tool Co., and we assume they bought out the Hillstrom company although a search for any information on such a sale has not turned up anything.
837,922 Dec. 11, 1906 Saw-filer Hugh B. Foley Seattle, WA The patent specification notes that Foley was a British citizen residing in Seattle.
1,224,293 May. 01, 1917 Saw-filing machine Hugh B. Foley Minneapolis, MN Example seen marked "FOLEY SAW FILER MFD BY FOLEY SAW TOOL CO. MPLS MINN PATD MAY 1 1917. OTHERS PEND".
1,666,087 Apr. 17, 1928 Tilting saw guide Freeman E. Collier Minneapolis, MN
1,668,361 May. 01, 1928 Saw-filing machine Hugh B. Foley Minneapolis, MN Inventor Foley was deceased.
The patent describes an improvement to patent 1,224,293.
1,674,853 Jun. 26, 1928 Saw-filing machine Freeman E. Collier Minneapolis, MN Improvements to patent 1,224,293 and patent 1,668,361.
1,728,393 Sep. 17, 1929 Saw carrier for saw-filing machines Freeman E. Collier Minneapolis, MN Saw carrier for the machine in patent 1,674,853.
1,763,760 Jun. 17, 1930 Saw set Freeman E. Collier Minneapolis, MN
1,805,831 May. 19, 1931 Re-toothing machine Vincent J. Mathieu New Bedford, MA