| US Patent: 344,160 
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| Improvement in Screw-Drivers Ratcheting Screwdriver
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Herbert S. Brownson (exact or similar names) - Portland, ME |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Aug. 21, 1885 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 22, 1886 |  
 
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| Description: |  | This Patent consists of a pawl, a face gears and a pawl operating spring in the handle.Switching blade from left to right is done by pulling the blade downward and twisting it in the direction needed. Example unmarked. |  |