US Patent: 151,521 
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| Improvement in Plumb Bobs
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	        Patentee:
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 | Justus A. Traut (exact or similar names) - New Britain, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Apr. 28, 1874 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jun. 02, 1874 | 
 
 
 
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        Description: |  
| Plumb bob with a frame above the bob with the cord in a friction spool. 
Some early known examples are incorrectly marked with the patent application date of APR 28, 74 instead of the patent date. |  
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