| US Patent: 42,560 
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| Ratchet Drill | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John C. Chapman (exact or similar names) - Charlestown, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Granted: | May 03, 1864 |  
 
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 Chapman's Self-Feeding Ratchet (Scientific American - FLICKR)
 
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| Description: |  | Self-feeding ratchet drill; in the preferred form, the feed screw has left-hand thread. The feed ratchet works on a two-piece sleeve with the interior piece having interior threads. The rate of feed can be regulated by holding the feed ratchet out of engagement. 
Chapman's Self-Feeding Ratchet Drill appears in 19th Century catalogs; the original design and subsequent improved versions were produced by J. J. Walworth Co. of Boston. |  |