| US Patent: 128,950 
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| Devices for Attaching Buttons To Garments | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George J. Capewell (exact or similar names) - Cheshire, CT |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Granted: | Jul. 16, 1872 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | George J. Capewell patent July 16, 1872 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The patent includes the button holder (Fig 1 & 2), the hollow "needle" (Fig. 7) which allows fabric to be forced down over the threaded screw portion of the button structure , and the modified spiral screwdriver with rubber friction tip and return spring (Fig. 3). The button with fabric-headed screw (Fig. 4, 5, 6) is elaborated in patent no. 128,949. |  |