| US Patent: 543,144 
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| Drawing-knife | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Alban Andrén (exact or similar names) - Beverly, MA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | May 11, 1895 |  
| Granted: | Jul. 23, 1895 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | "This invention relates to improvements in drawing knives or tools with folding handles; and it consists in a simple and effective means for securing the handles in various positions to the ends of the cutting-blade..." The design uses a bolt with thumbscrew to lock the angle of a handle. See also the description of patent 543,146.From the web: "'All matters relating to patents, and at very reasonable charges,' reads the 1870 advertisement of Alban Andrén, Solicitor of Patents, and Constructing Engineer, 4 Liberty Square, Boston." |  |