US Patent: 318,555 
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| Weather-Boarding Gage
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	        Patentee:
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 | James Essex (exact or similar names) - Lancaster, MO |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Jan. 20, 1885 | 
 
| Granted: | 
May 26, 1885 | 
 
 
 
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        Description: |  
| A clapboard holder that uses a bent wire to hold the clapboard in place.
These tools were produced, but none were marked with the patent date.  Production tools were identical to the patent drawings, however. |  
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