| US Patent: 15,907 
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| Gimlet-Handle Gimlet, Auger, &c., Handles
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 | Guillaume H. Talbot (exact or similar names) - Boston, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Granted: | Oct. 14, 1856 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | A ratcheted handle arrangement which is designed to drive the gimlet or auger bit clockwise when pressing down on the handle, and counter-clockwise when pulling up on the handle. See 1878 patent no. 207667 for a similar idea. |  |