| US Patent: 163,342 
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| Improvement in drill for drilling metal | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Daniel L. Toppan (exact or similar names) - Somerville, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 01, 1875 |  
| Granted: | May 18, 1875 |  
 
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| Description: |  | The flat crank handle is operated back and forth driving the bit in the same direction regardless of the movement of that handle. In configuration this appears almost like a bow drill. Double pinions. |  |