| US Patent: 406,207 
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| Whiffletree | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Louis F. Flatau (exact or similar names) - Pittsburg, TX |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 09, 1889 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 02, 1889 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Patent date appears in a write-up for steel single- and double-trees produced by B.F. Avery & Sons, Louisville, KY.
One of the unique features of the design is the swinging hooks, which "enclose" the ends of the traces when in the working position. |  |