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| F.H. Crafts products 1904 |
Frederick (or Frederic) Henry Crafts (1848-1913) was a Rochester, New York, manufacturer of high quality tools for cement, paving, and asphalt, and contractor's tools and machinery. His cement tools were made of cast iron, brass, and bronze. F.H. Crafts was in business from 1896 through at least 1906, and in 1899 the business address was at his home, 97 Glenwood Park, Rochester.
Mr. Crafts was born in Maine and was a graduate of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Dartmouth College, and Assistant Engineer, New York State Engineer Corps. He had at least 3 cement tool patents, including the distinctive coil spring handle shown below. Mr. Crafts also wrote articles for construction trade magazines, and his name is in
The Engineering Index, Water and Sewage Works, Municipal Engineering, and
Directory of American Cement Industries, 1909.
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| The Crafts Family A Genealogical and Biographical History |
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Google Patents US D26830
How to Lay Portland Cement Steps, Curbs and Similar Structures" by F.H. Crafts
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| F.H. Crafts indent roller |
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| Annual for 1911 of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering |
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| F.H. Crafts No. 30 Jointer |
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| F.H. Crafts No. 30 Jointer patent date |
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| F.H. Crafts invoice 1899 |
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| F.H. Crafts No. 50 Edger |
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| F.H. Crafts No. 50 Edger |
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bellota of spain are another maker of excellent one piece forged brick trowels and other masonry products
ReplyDeleteI own a FH. CRAFTS jointer no 44. Pat march 80 1897. Any idea what i could be worth
ReplyDeleteNo, I have not tried to see what they have sold for.
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