| US Patent: 155,333 
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| Improvement in expansion-bits | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William L. Parmelee (exact or similar names) - Seymour, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 31, 1874 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 22, 1874 |  
 
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| Description: |  | An example seen on eBay was in a box labeled, "Derby Expansive Bit Patented These Bits Bore From 7-8 To 3 Inches With One Cutter Manufactured By The Derby Bit Co Ansonia Conn". |  |