US Patent: 15,907 - Gimlet, Auger, &c., Handles


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US Patent: 15,907

Gimlet-Handle
Gimlet, Auger, &c., Handles

Patentee:

Guillaume H. Talbot (exact or similar names) - Boston, MA

USPTO Classifications:

74/543, 81/28

Tool Categories:

woodworking tools : hand drills : gimlets

woodworking tools : hand drills : auger handles

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

W. Tusch

I. F. Buckley

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Oct. 14, 1856

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Description:

A ratcheted handle arrangement which is designed to drive the gimlet or auger bit clockwise when pressing down on the handle, and counter-clockwise when pulling up on the handle. See 1878 patent no. 207667 for a similar idea.