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US Patent: 42,054
Improvement in spikes and nails
Patentees:
Daniel F. Tompkins (exact or similar names) - Newark, NJ
Fenn Willcox (exact or similar names) - Newark, NJ
William Watts (exact or similar names) - Newark, NJ

USPTO Classifications:
411/454

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Assignees:
None

Manufacturer:
Watts, Campbell & Co. - Newark, NJ
Passaic Machine Works - Newark, NJ

Witnesses:
Sarah L. Tompkins
Mary E. Baldwin

Patent Dates:
Granted: Mar. 22, 1864

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Vintage Machinery entry for Passaic Machine Works
Description:
The innovation is in the use of helical grooves plus short flanges near the head, the combination intended to cause the nail or spike to turn as it is driven into the wood but to resist withdrawing.

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