| US Patent: 477,183 
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| Caliper Rule | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | George D. McLane (exact or similar names) - Providence, RI |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 06, 1891 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 14, 1892 |  
 
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 "Vintage Machinery" entry for Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co.
 
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| Description: |  | Socrates Scholfield patent attorney 
The original patents for this rule were #'s 477104 and 477105. 
This patent was for the screw threaded locking wheel. 
The rule was listed in the B & S Catalogs as a Button Rule # 397 up to at least 1941. |  |