| US Patent: 104,995 
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| Lathe Center | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Henry K. Porter (exact or similar names) - Boston, Suffolk County, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Granted: | Jul. 05, 1870 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This invention relates to an improvement in lathe-centers, by which they are rendered self-oiling and the invention consists in forming a small central hole through a portion the center and connecting the same with an oil-fountain in such manner that the oil will be conducted to the point of contact between the center and the article which it engages, as is herein more fully described. |  |