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Manufacturers Index - Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co.

Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co.
New Bedford, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
44,067 Sep. 06, 1864 Improved self-centering chuck Edgar B. Beach West Meriden, CT Awarded to Edward B. Beach for his renowned Beach Patent chuck. By description the chuck was intended for smaller lathe work, screw cutting and drilling. The three jaws travel up a sectional ramp providing self centering. The chuck was shown in the 1867 A.J. Wilkinson and Company hardware catalog and proclaimed "The most approved drill chuck in the market". The 1895 Chas. Strelinger catalog states that "The Beach and Stetson Chucks are doubtless the finest chucks made, as regards perfection of fitting and accuracy." The self centering chuck was evidently well received for many years.
Coincidence is possible, but I would have to believe that this was in connection with Edgar B. Beach's patented chuck. I find little genealogy data that connects or even identifies the two Beaches. Although an Edgar Beach is listed twice in the 1860 Federal Census in Meriden, the 1860-61 New Haven county directory does not list him. The 1873-74 Meriden directory does list Edgar as a machinist living at 38 Crown Street in Meriden. Henry B. is located at 208 State St. His employment was noted as traveling agent (salesman).
RE2,104 Nov. 14, 1865 Self-centering chuck Edgar B. Beach West Meriden, CT
87,133 Feb. 23, 1869 Wrench Benjamin F. Bee Harwich, MA The sliding blocks in this tap wrench have notches with unequal sized sides. The effect of this design is that the wrench will firmly contact two corners and two opposite sides of the square head of any tap or drill within its capacity and hold the tool in the center of the adjustable opening.
A tap wrench with markings including this patent date and "M.T.D. & M. Co." has the distinctive jaws, with the clamping force supplied by a separate screw rather than the screw incorporated in the handle.
A tap wrench exactly matching this patent drawing is listed in an 1875 Frasse & Co. catalog with no maker identified.
142,239 Aug. 26, 1873 Jaws for Lathe Chucks Moses C. Johnson New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
191,894 Jun. 12, 1877 Lathes for Cutting Screw Taps George R. Stetson New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
195,963 Oct. 09, 1877 Improvement in machines for clearing twist-drills George R. Stetson New Bedford, MA
333,689 Jan. 05, 1886 Machine for Clearing Twist Drills George R. Stetson New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
620,955 Mar. 14, 1899 Machine for Tapering Cylindrical Blanks John A. McGregor New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
650,924 Jun. 05, 1900 Inserted Tooth Milling Cutter John W. Boynton New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
702,904 Jun. 24, 1902 Box and Cover Thomas Abraham Hopedale, MA Drill index with rotating top to select the desired drill. The bits are stored in three circular rows and once the correct row is selected, the top is rotated to the desired bit. The body on production items appears to be made of mahogany.
828,051 Aug. 07, 1906 Portable Drill Holder Timothy B. Powers New York, NY Portable hinged drill bit holder that folds compactly and can be locked into a triangular shape for use.
864,420 Aug. 27, 1907 Rotary cutterhead Eugene Haber South Boston, MA
909,401 Jan. 12, 1909 Reamer Eugene Haber Boston, Suffolk County, MA
909,434 Jan. 12, 1909 Reamer Charles H. Malmedie New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
1,008,126 Nov. 07, 1911 Drill-Gage Oren J. Fairchild Binghamton, NY This drill point gage has a caliper means for setting the gage by the diameter of the drill, and automatically sets the center point for the gage.
1,110,424 Sep. 15, 1914 Truing Tool Holder for Grinding Machines William S. Davenport New Bedford, Bristol County, NY
1,545,030 Jul. 07, 1925 Boring tool Christopher A. Best New Bedford, MA