US Patent: 183,608 
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| Improvement in Measuring-Rules
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 | Emery D. Waterbury (exact or similar names) - Mason City, IA |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Oct. 24, 1876 | 
 
 
 
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        Description: |  
| Example observed with E. Smith & Co markings. Sliding, multipurpose rule that can be used as a conventional rule, sliding to measure openings, and also adjusted to form any desired bevel.
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