US Patent: 401,181
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Handle For Table Cutlery
Improvements in Hollow Handles
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Patentee:
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| William Wilson Lee (exact or similar names) - Northampton, MA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Sep. 07, 1888 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 09, 1889 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Patent 401,181 - edited drawing with excerpt from 1889 ad |
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Description: |
| The specifications disclaim any aspects covered by prior patents 294,558, 222,229 & 209,649.
"The compound handle above described, made up of the shells (a) and (b), the inner shell, (a), being of metal and connected to the tang of the instrument, and the outer shell, (b), being of plastic material and molded upon the inner shell, (a), all as and for the purpose specified.
Appears in a late 1889 ad from Clement Mfg. Co. (Northampton, Mass.), along with the VULCAN HOLLOW HANDLE SCREWDRIVER, based on patent nos. 402,947 and 412,277. |
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