US Patent: 277,561
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Screwdriver
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Patentee:
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Isaiah M. Furbish (exact or similar names) - Augusta, ME |
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81/32 |
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Patent Dates:
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Applied: |
Mar. 22, 1883 |
Granted: |
May 15, 1883 |
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Steve Gosselin Cliff Fales' article on Furbish-Forest City
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Description: |
Known examples are seen with no markings or FURBISH & HAMLEN, AUGUSTA, ME. / M'F'R'S OF THE MAINE SCREWDRIVER
The Furbish name marked on this tool certainly refers to the patentee, I. M. Furbish (father of Z. T. Furbish), however two other ratchet screwdriver patents 315,137 & 307,187 were granted to Z. T. Furbish & Franklin L. Hamlen.
The Furbish & Hamlen partnership is not listed in DAT, but is reported to have been in business c. 1883-1884 by Cliff Fales. |
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