| US Patent: 65,138 
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| Improvement machine for cutting sheet or bar metal | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Timothy F. Taft (exact or similar names) - Shrewsbury, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Granted: | May 28, 1867 |  
 
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 Vintage Machinery entry for T. F. Taft
 Vintage Machinery entry for Whitcomb Mfg. Co. (Rice & Whitcomb)
 
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| Description: |  | This machine for cutting sheet or bar stock is a "lock-shear". The improvement is with the arms J J and bolt K (see image 2), which is claimed to sustain one-third more pressure without breaking than previous designs. |  |