| US Patent: RE4,736 
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| Improvement in Devices for Holding Bits and Other Tools | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William Henry Barber (exact or similar names) - Greenfield, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Granted: | Feb. 06, 1872 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissue of 42,827 (May 24, 1864) |  | Reissued as RE7,263 (Aug. 15, 1876) |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William Henry Barber pat. reissued May 24, 1864 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Reissue assigned to Miller's Falls Company. The specifications differentiate the action from those in Dexter H. Chamberlain's awl-holders patented February 7, 1854, (pat. no. 10,500) and May 20, 1848 (pat. no 5,609). 
Refer to DATAMP entry for the August 15, 1876 reissue (RE7,263) for additional information and links to production history. |  |