| US Patent: 665,052 
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| Hand Punch | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William Alexander Bernard (exact or similar names) - New Haven, CT |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Dec. 11, 1897 |  
| Granted: | Jan. 01, 1901 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William A. Bernard patent January 1, 1901 |  Google Patents
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                        Stan Schulz
 SHADE PUNCH and EYELET SET  (FLICKR)
 
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| Description: |  | The patent shows a hand punch based on Bernard's earlier punch patent (pat. no. 427,497). The drawings show a narrow slot type punch. The drawings and specifications describe a tension spring within one handle which would help open the jaws. This spring is the main focus of the patent; it also appears in later Bernard patents. 
The patent is cited by date on a "SHADE PUNCH AND EYELET SET" listed in a 1913 H.L. JUDD Co. catalog.
The patent is mentioned as suited for a specialized staple setter in patent no. 1,274,234. |  |