| US Patent: 138,973 
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| Improvement in stocks for drill or other bits | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Harry B. Williams (exact or similar names) - Cincinnati, OH |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 03, 1873 |  
| Granted: | May 13, 1873 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The patent includes reversible ratchet, clamping frame, etc. The tool appears in books describing railroad maintenance tools, and the Williams Tool Co. listing in the Cincinnati City directories indicate a couple of the assignees were company officers. |  |