| US Patent: 178,204 
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| Copying-Press Improvements in Portable 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: | Dec. 18, 1875 |  
| Granted: | May 30, 1876 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | Georce C. Taft patent May 30, 1876 |  Google Patents
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 Vintage Machinery entry for George C. Taft
 
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| Description: |  | Hinged on one edge, with alternative screw or lever clamping provisions for the opposite edge. Both the hinges and clamping mechanism can be adjusted to vary the thickness of the space between the plates. |  |