| US Patent: 152,872 
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| Improvement in Devices for Hammering Saws | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Charles T. Shoemaker (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
| USPTO Classifications: |  | 76/26 |  
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jun. 20, 1874 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 07, 1874 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Use of a power hammer to tension blade instead of using skilled labor.  Power hammering ensures that the blow struck always coincides with the face of the anvil. |  |