Millers Falls acquired the property in 1931 when it merged with the nearby Goodell-Pratt Company. Formerly the chief fabrication facility for Goodell-Pratt, the Greenfield site served as Millers Falls Company headquarters from the time of its purchase until 1978, when all aspects of the operation were relocated to Deerfield, just three miles away.
The roots of Millers Falls Company tools go back to 1861, when Levi Gunn and Charles Amidon, who were working at the time for the Greenfield Tool Company of Greenfield, Massachusetts, embarked on a side hustle to manufacture a clothes wringer that Amidon had designed.
A study of the tools and history of the Millers Falls Company, a Massachusetts-based hardware manufacturer.
A look at many of the Millers Falls No. 8900 and No. 9814 bench planes produced from 1974 through the 1990's. These planes were made outside of the Millers Falls facilities so records are difficult to match when these bench planes were made.
Millers Falls No. 85 Rabbet and Fillister Plane as illustrated in the 1961 Millers Falls catalog. Rabbet and Fillister Plane. This addition to the Millers Falls plane Line has every desirable in a rabbet plane built into it. It is equipped with two cutter seats — a rear seat for regular work with a lever adjustment of the blade for depth, and ...
Head out on this 1.9-mile loop trail near Millers Falls, Massachusetts. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 36 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime.
The Millers Falls Company never offered the Fox cap on its less expensive bench planes. The economy planes were initially marketed as part of the Mohawk-Shelburne line of economy tools. Later versions of the company's economy planes bore the Millers Falls trademark. The company also manufactured several intermediately priced planes, all ...
Millers Falls introduced its first two-speed hand drills in 1913. The initial offering consisted of three models—Nos. 98, 980 and 981. The drills differed from one another only in the shape of their hollow heads. The following year, the company added a ratchet option to each of the three models, creating Models 198, 1980 and 1981.
Shop for-and learn about-Antique and Vintage Millers Falls Tools. The roots of Millers Falls Company tools go back to 1861, when Levi Gunn and Charles...
The Millers Falls Rod & Gun Club Inc. was incorporated under the general laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 6, 1953. Our Purpose is to provide for friendly relations, social welfare and interests to its members, their friends, and guests; to promote interest in hunting, fishing, and their related activities; and to recognize and support practical …
Late near the end of the type 4 period, Millers Falls brought back the bottom half of the 334A and applied it to the type 4 upper half shown on the lever cap to the right. Type 4 Frog and Iron 1953 to 1965 Common Features. Black paint …
Rogers and New Rogers scroll saws (1878-1925) The Millers Falls Company brought out its first Rogers treadle saw in 1878. Named after the Secretary of the Board, George E. Rogers, and designed to sell for less than the Lester, the saw had no provision for attaching a lathe or circular saw.Wooden components were painted rather than varnished, and trim was polished or …
The knobs and totes were made from three different wood species, Cocobolo, Goncalo Alves, and Beech on all Millers Falls brand planes and the rebrand planes Millers Falls produced. Measuring the wood on these planes is the easy part of this page. The difficult part is identifying the finish used on the wood.
Planes sold as Millers Falls products were typically identified by decals on the lever cap or by incised markings on the tote. A smaller number of Millers Falls-branded economy planes bore no model numbers of any sort or were identified with the stamping on the left cheek typical of that used for the premium models. Nos. 8900 and 9814 economy ...
Millers Falls No. 67 Router Plane as illustrated in the 1961 Millers Falls catalog. No. 67 Router Plane. Two cutters supplied. Cutters adjustable in holder. Cutters held in front holder for regular work and back holder for bull-nosed work. Mahogany finished handles. Nickel plated. Open throat and attachment for closing the throat when used on ...
Millers Falls automatic drill no. 100 Automatic Drill. Opaque red penitent handle, handle trimmed with polished aluminum; other metallic components are nickel plated; sliding catch frees rotating indexed cap that releases one drill point at a time; split two-jaw chuck; Originally shipped with eight fluted-shank drill points.
This variant dates from 1922 to 1938, it has a smooth mechanism that loads up drilling holes to the chucks maximum drill bit capacity with no difficulty at all thanks to its …
Study of early types of eggbeater and bevel geared hand drills made by the Millers Falls Company in Millers Falls and Greenfield Massachusetts
In 1949, Millers Falls standardized on a single trademark for all planes under the Millers Falls name. The new trademark has the words "SOLID TOOL STEEL" across the top. Under this is an octagon containing the words "MILLERS FALLS" with a triangle tucked under the octagon. "MADE IN USA" is on either side of the triangle.
Millers Falls Company's international market collapsed as a result of World War I. Eventually, a way was discovered to restore most of the markets. In 1916, Millers Falls Company purchased the Ford Auger Bit Company of Holyoke, Massachusetts. In 1920, Millers Falls Company acquired the National Machine Company of Battleboro, Vermont.
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A story of my experience restoring an antique Millers Falls boring machine, an old drill used for timber framing.
Millers Falls No. 17 Block Plane as illustrated in the Millers Falls catalog No. 42 (January 1938). Millers Falls No. 17 Block Plane as illustrated in the 1961 Millers Falls catalog. Adjustable Block Planes. Enamel Trimming. Adjustable throat with end and side adjustment of cutters. Cutters one solid piece of fine high carbon steel.
The two companies merged in 1872 forming the Millers Falls Manufacturing Company. Quimby left in 1878 to pursue other interests. They began selling the Langdon iron miter box in 1872. …
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Nos. 710 - 714; 710A - 713A. Holdall Brace, non-ratcheting. Model nos. designated 'A' were equipped with a steel clad, ball bearing head.. 1912 — cocobolo head and handle; ball bearing head; wrist handle rides on adjustable bearings and steel rings prevent splitting; nickel plated; Holdall chuck with Leland's universal jaws. 1914 — as above, but head and handle of tropical …
The year 1948 marked the introduction of the most visually sophisticated tools ever offered by the company. By the middle decades of the twentieth century, the idea that mass-produced items should be engineered with an eye to such human values as taste, logic, and beauty had taken hold in board rooms across the country. Th…
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