US Patent: 33,199 
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| Improvement in Gages for Clapboards
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	        Patentee:
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 | Stephen Inman (exact or similar names) - Rockford, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Granted: | 
Sep. 03, 1861 | 
 
 
 
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                        Ralph Brendler 
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        Description: |  
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    This clapboard gage combines a spring to hold the board tight to 
    the building (recommended by the inventor as good for windy days), 
    as well as a straight edge that can be used to mark a clapboard 
    for cutting.
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