| US Patent: RE5,417 
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| Improvement in Letter Copying Presses | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George C. Taft (exact or similar names) - Worcester, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 09, 1873 |  
| Granted: | May 20, 1873 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissue of 28,020 (Apr. 24, 1860) |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | George C. Taft reissue patent  May 20, 1873 |  Google Patents
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 Vintage Machinery entry for George C. Taft
 
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| Description: |  | In this reissue, the claims focus on two features: the platen with threaded socket extension, and the socket in the overhead frame, which combine to to enclose the operating thread and protect it from gathering dust. |  |