| US Patent: 205,543 
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| Improvement in Compasses | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | Thomas H. Grigg (exact or similar names) - West Meriden, CT |  | George G. Stillman (exact or similar names) - Westerly, RI |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 22, 1878 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 02, 1878 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This patent covers a new kind of screw-adjustment for a compass.  The screw actuates a cam that engages a pin in each leg, allowing very fine movement. |  |