| US Patent: 1,245,667 
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| Device For Removing Puppet Valves | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Charlie J. Bousfield (exact or similar names) - Bay City, MI |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Mar. 03, 1916 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 06, 1917 |  
 
| Reissue Information: |  | Reissued as RE15,162 (Jul. 26, 1921) |  
 
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| Description: |  | "Over center toggle lock" valve spring compressor. The patent includes the details of the shape of the holder for the spring base. 
A "TU-FORD" valve spring compressor from Bay City Michigan advertised in 1920 has many similar features.  The patent date appears on the MOSSBERG No. 653 valve spring compressor |  |