| US Patent: 110,982 
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| Improvement in Siding-Gauges | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William E. Lewis (exact or similar names) - Princeton, IA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Jan. 17, 1871 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This clapboard holder goes one step beyond the normal sharp point to
    hold the tool in place, and provides a screw.  To secure the tool to
    strike the knob with a hammer, then twist the knob to engage the screw. |  |