| US Patent: 525,189 
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 | Levi M. Devore (exact or similar names) - Freeport, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Applied: | May 01, 1893 |  
| Granted: | Aug. 28, 1894 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Use of a single piece of metal to form the working end, shank, and handle of a tool. 
Figure 2, center (and pic 2), was marketed as the "Handy" screwdriver for bicycles and sewing machines. Produced as late as 1909 based on a November 1909 Wright & Wilhelmy catalog (hardware wholesaler in Omaha, NE) but the actual manufacturer is unknown. |  |