| US Patent: 54,096 
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| Improved screw-tap | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Benjamin F. Bee (exact or similar names) - Harwich, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Apr. 24, 1866 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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                        Joel Havens
 1875 catalog of Frasse & Co.
 
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| Description: |  | The 1875 catalog from tool dealer Frasse & Co. of New York City listed, on page 48, machinists' hand taps bearing this patent date. The maker is not identified but Frasse & Co. carried products from New York Tap & Die Co. Tom Capellari reports an 1875 catalog from Reuter & Mallory of Baltimore that lists taps, including "Bees' Patent" taps, made by New York Tap and Die Co. To view the Frasse & Co. catalog, see link. |  |