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Manufacturers Index - Union Iron Works (Minneapolis)

Union Iron Works (Minneapolis)
Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
640,503 Jan. 02, 1900 Steam log-turner Edwin E. Thomas Minneapolis, MN
640,502 Jan. 02, 1900 Yielding guide for band-saw mills Edwin E. Thomas Minneapolis, MN
658,166 Sep. 18, 1900 Band-saw mill Edwin E. Thomas Minneapolis, MN The object of this invention is to allow the wheels to be spaced more closely together than usual, enabling the use of shorter sawblades. "In band-saw mills of ordinary construction the rocking shaft or the balancing-levers that are employed to connect and support the columns and to maintain tension upon the saw are arranged between the two band-wheels, necessitating a considerable space between said wheels and also requiring the employment of long band-saws."
664,188 Dec. 18, 1900 Band-saw mill Edwin E. Thomas Minneapolis, MN
689,144 Dec. 17, 1901 Edging or other refuse grinder Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
690,678 Jan. 07, 1902 Double-cutting band-saw Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
690,679 Jan. 07, 1902 Reciprocating lumber-mover for sawmills Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
693,337 Feb. 11, 1902 Band-mill Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
693,809 Feb. 18, 1902 Lumber-conveyer for double-cutting band-mills Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
694,697 Mar. 04, 1902 Guide-operating means for band-saw mills Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
697,565 Apr. 15, 1902 Guard for gang-edgers Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
707,184 Aug. 19, 1902 Twin-saw slabbing-machine Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
707,806 Aug. 26, 1902 Lumber-conveyer Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
708,598 Sep. 09, 1902 Steam-feed for sawmill-carriages Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
717,946 Jan. 06, 1903 Gang-saw Edwin E. Thomas St. Paul, MN
773,437 Oct. 25, 1904 Log-turner for low mills Edwin E. Thomas Tacoma, WA