| US Patent: 216,023 
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| Improvement in Boring and Reaming Tools | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Richard T. Crane (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 27, 1879 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 03, 1879 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | Designed to bore and ream a hole of the appropriate size for a "metallic bush" (tap) for beer barrels. Also, it serves as a tap for threading on the bush, as well as a countersink to provide a seat for the bush's flange. |  |