| US Patent: 301,185 
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| Back-rest for turning-lathes | 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 13, 1884 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 01, 1884 |  
 
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                        Jeff Joslin
 Vintage Machinery entry for Railey Back Rest Co.
 
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| Description: |  | "This invention consists of an adjustable anti-friction back-rest for lathes, intended to be placed about midway between the head and tail stocks of the lathe, and at right angles to their length, the same being adapted to be brought against the back of the stick placed in the lathe, to hold the stick against all danger of springing when the cutting-tool is pressed against it." |  |