US Patent: 65,178
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| Improvement in Gages for Holding Clapboards
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Patentees:
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| William H. Cummings (exact or similar names) - Boonsboro, IA |
| Isaiah Babcock (exact or similar names) - Boonsboro, IA |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Granted: |
May 28, 1867 |
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Ralph Brendler
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Description: |
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This is a complicated clapboard holder that uses a lever-actuated knife
to hold the tool in place. A thin tongue slides under the previous clapboard,
and a spring-loaded lever is then used to drive a sharp point into the
clapboard to hold the tool in place.
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