US Patent: 459,648 
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| Instrument for Describing Outlines of Objects
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	        Patentee:
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 | William Potter (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Jan. 15, 1891 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Sep. 15, 1891 | 
 
 
 
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                        Ralph Brendler 
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        Description: |  
| This is a simplified version of the inventor's earlier design (450,892 - 4/21/1891) that does away with the springs in favor of a simple sliding arm. |  
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