| US Patent: 50,484 
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| Improvement in Carpenters' Gages | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George Miller (exact or similar names) - Washington, DC |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Oct. 17, 1865 |  
 
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| Description: |  | A fairly indecipherable piece, combining several functions into a
	 single gage. This tool can be used as a marking gage for
	 irregular surfaces, a panel gage, a square, a bevel gage,
	 trammels, and a divider. Unfortunately, the patent claims are so
	 poorly described that I cannot make heads or tails of how it is
	 actually supposed to accomplish these wonders.
	 The patent is an improvement on an earlier patent by the same
	 inventor (45932), which was for a tool designed for marking off
	 skirting board for stairs. |  |