| US Patent: 9,431 
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| Mortising-machine | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Joseph Guild (exact or similar names) - Cincinnati, OH |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Nov. 30, 1852 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissued as RE333 (Dec. 11, 1855) |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | The inventor was partner in the large Cincinnati carpentry firm of Hinkle & Guild, innovators in pre-fabricated building. "Guild's Patent Mortising Machines, for Hubs and Square work" was listed in an ad for James L. Haven & Co. in an 1854 directory. The October 1890 issue of Industry says that Guild invented the "graduated stroke mortising machine", and the machine was subsequently manufactured by Lane & Bodley. The article also says that the graduated stroke mortiser design was widely produced by Cincinnati makers but no-where else as others failed to realize its advantages. Other (non-Cincinnati) makers used the "variable-stroke" design where the stroke must be equal both below and above the surface of the stock, whereas the graduated-stroke machine needs much less stroke above the surface.The 1853-12-31 Scientific American, page 126, has an article on this invention, which was "Manufactured by Lane & Bodley, to whom all orders should be addressed. This firm, and that of Geo. H. Knight & Brother, of the same city, are joint owners of the patent."According to the 1873 "Subject-matter index of patents for inventions issued by the United States Patent Office", this patent was granted an extension. |  |