US Patent: 807,956 - Extension-bit


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US Patent: 807,956

Extension-bit

Patentee:

William B. McElney (exact or similar names) - Meriden, CT

USPTO Classifications:

408/181

Tool Categories:

woodworking tools : hand drills : drill bits : auger bits

woodworking tools : hand drills : drill bits : adjustable drill bits

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

C. E. Jennings & Co. - New York, NY

Witnesses:

Clara L. Weed

Frederic C. Earle

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Mar. 18, 1905
Granted:	Dec. 19, 1905

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C. E. Jennings & Co. Price List No. 13

Description:

The patent dates for this patent plus patents 296,242 and 950,782 were seen on a No. 1 "Arrow Head" brand adjustable auger bit from C. A. Jennings. A 1913 catalog from C. E. Jennings & Co., Price List No. 13, shows their No. 1 auger bit on page 6 (see link). Five different cutters were available that allow the bit to drill holes spanning 5/8 inch to 4 inches. This catalog indicates that their head office was at 71-73 Murray Street, New York, NY, and they had factories in Yalesville and New Haven in Connecticut and Port Jervis in New York.