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Schofield's Iron Works, J. S. Schofield & Son
Macon, GA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
123,734 Feb. 13, 1872 Improvement in Baling Presses John S. Schofield Macon, Bibb County, GA his invention relates to improvements upon the subject-matter of patent granted to me September 3, 1867 (patent #68,462).
Claim:
The combination of bars B C and cams d2 d2, arranged on the ends of rock-shafts d', for the purpose of forming a new mechanism for locking and unlocking the part ac of the press.
155,111 Sep. 15, 1874 Horse-Powers John S. Schofield Macon, Bibb County, GA Abstract:
My invention relates to that class of horse-powers in which an armless wheel is made to revolve and transmit power to a band-wheel within the same; and the nature of my invention consists in the combination, with an armless revolving wheel, of a single shaft running across the center, and provided with a pinion on each end, (one of said pinions being loose and the other fast on the shaft), and a band- wheel secured at any suitable point on the shaft.
Claim:
The combination of the master-wheel B with the flanges d d', cast with the pinions D ID', and the friction guide-rollers i i, secured to the adjustable bearings mounted upon the frame A.
187,917 Feb. 27, 1877 Vertical Portable Engine John S. Scofield Macon, Bibb County, GA
254,775 Mar. 07, 1882 Governor John L. Judson Rochester, Monroe County, NY Abstract:
It is found that crossbars passing through slots in the balls, projecting on opposite sides and made adjustable forward and back, are convenient attachments for the springs, as the latter can be attached and removed with the greatest facility, and the tension can be adjusted with great accuracy on both springs at once, so that the governor can be adapted to the work for which it is intended without difficulty.
Claim:
In a governor, the combination, with the balls A A, of crossbars B B, attached, to the balls and made adjustable forward and back, and coiled springs ID ID, connecting the cross-bars.
    Governor William A. Cogswell Rochester, Monroe County, NY