US Patent: 226,549
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| Instrument For Setting Buttons
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Patentee:
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| George W. Prentice (exact or similar names) - Providence, RI |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Feb. 17, 1880 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 13, 1880 |
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George W. Prentice patent April 13, 1880 |
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Description: |
| This improvement to David Heaton's button-setting pliers (February 23, 1875 patent no. 160,056 and October 19, 1875 patent no. 168,994) adapts the idea to multi-pronged buttons.
The button holder is a recess cut in the side of the upper jaw; the prongs are pressed through the leather or fabric against curved bottom dies in the lower jaw which cause the prongs to curl back into the leather or fabric.
A known example is lavishly marked on the sides surrounding the pivot: "HEATON PENINSULAR BUTTON FASTENER - SOLE MFR'S - PROV., R.I. / THE HEATON PAT. APRIL 13, 1880 - LICENSED TO BE USED WITH HEATON FASTENERS ONLY" |
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