| US Patent: 111,648 
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| Improvement in Augers | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William A. Ives (exact or similar names) - New Haven, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Granted: | Feb. 07, 1871 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Ives cites performance of gouge lip auger bits with less expensive manufacture. The floor, or cutter, lips slope upward on a plane and curve forward as they approach the lead screw, resulting in a reduction of splintering and a pulling cut, according to the claim. |  |