US Patent: 1,426,454 - Peerless Level


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US Patent: 1,426,454

Level
Peerless Level

Patentee:

Gustave Bredeson (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL

USPTO Classifications:

33/381, D10/69

Tool Categories:

layout tools : levels : wooden levels

Assignees:

Edwards & Powell Co. - Chicago, IL

Manufacturer:

Peerless Level & Tool Co. - Sterling, IL

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Jan. 24, 1921
Granted:	Aug. 22, 1922

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Description:

Low cost, mason type, level constructed with three pieces of wood having a hard wood edges and a softer wood center. The body is held together by the doweling action of the level tube inserts and the end plates. Known marked example by Peerless has a label "...Mechanics should test this level before buying or removing it from a store, as we cannont guarantee a level after it has been used and Dealer must not replace a used Level but should refer owner to Manufacturer for repairs or adjustment." Also marked with Powell's patent, 1,286,767.