| US Patent: 402,936 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William C. Kelly (exact or similar names) - Louisville, KY |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 19, 1889 |  
| Granted: | May 07, 1889 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William C. Kelly patent May 7, 1889 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | This design improves the ax Kelly patented in pat. no. 327,275 (Sept. 29, 1885). The key feature in this patent is the central ribs which provide less side friction for the ax head in use. 
Ax head molding patent no. 402,935 and design patent no. D19,056 are parallel to this patent. |  |