US Patent: 1,690,303 
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| Metal Shears
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	        Patentee:
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 | John Jensen (exact or similar names) - Rockford, Winnebago County, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Sep. 17, 1927 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Nov. 06, 1928 | 
 
 
 
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                        Joel Havens "Vintage Machinery" entry for Roper-Whitney Co. 
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        Description: |  
| Claim:
In metal shears, the combination of a stationary blade, a movable blade. and a plate positioned in substantially parallel spaced relation to said stationary blade to limit the dimension of material to be interposed between said blades for cutting, said plate baring a recess adapted to admit one portion of a bent piece of material in order to position another portion of said piece of material between said blades for cutting closely proximate to said portion admitted to said recess. |  
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