| US Patent: 36,240 
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| Improvement in Auger-Handles | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William W. Simrell (exact or similar names) - Great Bend, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Granted: | Aug. 19, 1862 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | By means of a notch in the tang of the auger bit, it is trapped between a thumb release latch and a pivoting catch actuated by a thumb screw. |  |