US Patent: 144,734
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| Cutting Nippers, &c.
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Patentee:
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| Peter Broadbooks (exact or similar names) - Batavia, Genesee County, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Oct. 17, 1873 |
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Nov. 18, 1873 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Peter Broadbooks patent Nov. 18, 1873 |
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Stan Schulz
Broadbooks Tool Co. (Vintage Machinery)
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Dec. 26, 1874 on Broadbooks patent (FLICKR)
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Description: |
| Interchangeable jaws fit in a common "stock;" a spring between the jaws open them, and they are operated by a cam ended lever handle. Jaw forms noted include nippers, saw set, shears.
A Dec. 26, 1874 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN article describes tool forms based on this patent, without being clear whether they were being produced. |
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