| US Patent: 658,166 
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| Band-saw mill | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Edwin E. Thomas (exact or similar names) - Minneapolis, MN |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 22, 1899 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 18, 1900 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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 Vintage Machinery entry for Union Iron Works (Minneapolis)
 
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| Description: |  | 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." |  |