US Patent: 386,319
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| Brace and bit
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Patentee:
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| Isaac Holliday (exact or similar names) - San Francisco, CA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Mar. 27, 1888 |
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Jul. 17, 1888 |
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Kirk Eppler
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Description: |
| A correspondent reports that an example (see pictures) was seen at a swap meet. One of the photographs shows a partial name stamp above the patent date; the name looks like it might be "A. HOLLIDAY".The patent covers the bit holder, "consisting of a longitudinal groove in the brace-stock, terminating in a cross socket or hole to receive the shank and bent end of the bit, and a sliding collar on the stock, having a set-screw for fixing it and holding the bit in place."An 1871 San Francisco directory has a listing for "Holliday & Heyessen (Isaac Holliday and Jacob W. Heyessen) wood and coal, N Leavenworth bet Eddy and Ellis". |
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