US Patent: 205,543 
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| Improvement in Compasses
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	        Patentees:
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 | Thomas H. Grigg (exact or similar names) - West Meriden, CT |  
| George G. Stillman (exact or similar names) - Westerly, RI |  
 
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  
| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
May 22, 1878 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jul. 02, 1878 | 
 
 
 
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        Description: |  
| This patent covers a new kind of screw-adjustment for a compass.  The screw actuates a cam that engages a pin in each leg, allowing very fine movement. |  
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