| US Patent: 118,266 
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| Improvement in Axes | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Washburn Peabody (exact or similar names) - Orono, ME |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Granted: | Aug. 22, 1871 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Peabody's claims for this patent center on a sheet metal covering for the end of the handle/heft which enters a flared socket in the head. Also, the handle is secured by means of a set-screw, rather than wedges, for easy removal when replacement is necessary. Further claims center on a tapped hole at the back of the head to receive a timber scribe, or other tools, and the addition of a rule to the heft. |  |