| US Patent: 41,546 
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| Improvement in drills | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William Stivers (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Feb. 09, 1864 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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 Vintage Machinery entry for William Stivers
 
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| Description: |  | The work is pushed upwards into the drill by a rack-and-pinion mechanism, the weight of the lever providing some downward force. An 1866 advertisement confirms that the inventor manufactured his drill for sale, priced at $16. |  |