US Patent: 589,043 - Ferrule for Tool-Handles


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US Patent: 589,043

Ferrule for Tool-Handles

Patentee:

James Swan (exact or similar names) - Seymour, CT

USPTO Classifications:

16/109, 279/102

Tool Categories:

screwdrivers : screwdriver handles

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

James Swan Co. - Seymour, CT

Witnesses:

W. Doolittle

K. N. Smith

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Apr. 22, 1897
Granted:	Aug. 31, 1897

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Description:

A slightly hour-glass internal shape, along with longitudinal and annular internal grooves, is intended to clasp the wood when the ferrule and shank are driven onto the handle. Screwdrivers with these ferrules, or of another patent, 783763, were still being offered as late as 1920 in the James Swan Company catalogue.