US Patent: RE3,421
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Button
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Patentees:
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D. M. Somers (exact or similar names) - Brooklyn, NY |
Walter S. Atwood (exact or similar names) - Brooklyn, NY |
Manufacturer: |
Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Granted: |
May 04, 1869 |
Reissue Information: |
Reissue of 72,929 (Dec. 31, 1867) |
Patent Pictures:
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Somers & Atwood (W.H. Reed, assignee) reissue patent May 4, 1869 |
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Stan Schulz
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Description: |
A two-piece metal button for fabrics (called "military button" in the specifications); the drawings include illustration of a pliers type tool used to compress the hollow stem of one portion around an indented shank of the other portion to accomplish a secure connection.
W.H. Reed appears as "signer" on the specifications, with Somers & Atwood listed as witnesses. The specifications have a typographic error which misstates the original patent number.
Somers and Atwood received another patent for a tool used to secure the two portions. (see number 83,669 granted Nov. 3, 1868) |
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