| US Patent: 271,401 
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| Micrometer Indicating Gage | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Merrick M. Barnes (exact or similar names) - Boston, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Nov. 03, 1882 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 30, 1883 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Micrometer with adjustable beam to allow it to be used for measuring much larger items. Design is such that it allows rapid checking of items against a set thickness so that when an item is the correct size both the mark on the indicating arm and the mark on the beam will coincide. 
A sample appeared on one of Patrick Leach's tool lists. It was marked with this patent date and July 3, 1883 for Barnes' 280,339 |  |