| US Patent: 12,551 
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| Ship Auger Auger Bit With Detachable Cutting Lip
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Isaac W. Hoagland (exact or similar names) - Jersey City, NJ |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Granted: | Mar. 20, 1855 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Claim centers on the detachable cutting lip held in position by a pin in the body of the bit, a dovetailed recess and a screw.
A _Scientific American_ article (Vol. 10, Issue 37, May 26, 1855) about this patent claims a partial assignment to John W. Hawkes,  Washington Market, NYC. It also describes this auger bit as potentially being of greatest value to ship's carpenters boring holes for trenails. |  |