US Patent: 8,457
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| Box opener
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Patentee:
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| George C. Taft (exact or similar names) - Worcester, MA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Granted: |
Oct. 21, 1851 |
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Patent Pictures:
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George C. Taft patent October 21, 1851 |
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Stan Schulz
Davistown Museum
Taft Patent "Box Opener" - edited (FLICKR)
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Description: |
| The Sept. 22, 1855 Scientific American has a writeup on this box opener, directing attention to Taft & Gleason at Worcester, Mass.
The Davistown Museum has a picture of this box opener (pg. 83 of Registry of Maine Toolworkers ) on their site. They said that the Directory of American Toolmakers entry for this company misidentifies this as a floor clamp. See the link above, scroll down to pg. 83. |
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