US Patent: 801,965 
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| Dividers
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	        Patentee:
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 | William A. Bernard (exact or similar names) - New Haven, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Jul. 18, 1904 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Oct. 17, 1905 | 
 
 
 
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                        Ralph Brendler 
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        Description: |  
| This design is for a simple to manufacture and light set of dividers. The legs are stamped from sheet metal, with two nesting disks at the top as a joint. 
Known examples are marked with the patent date the manufacturer name "W.S. Co.". Some examples are also marked "LODI", but it is not known whether this is a brand name of Schollhorn or another manufacturer's mark.  
There are other examples marked with the additional patent date 12/5/1905, corresponding to Bernard's improvement to this design (806,627). |  
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