Description: |
This specialized form of Heaton's combination tool features a sheathed knife blade and awl on the ends of the handles for use in repairing leather belting.
Corresponding U.S. patent 126,544 was granted May 7, 1872; Canadian patent CA-2,425 was granted June 5, 1873.
"George Tomlinson Bousfield, of Loughborough Park, Brixton, Surrey" was a British patent agent.
Note: Early British patents (pre 1916) were numbered by the year and started at patent #1 at the start of each year in January. The patent # used in DATAMP represents the year of registration and the patent # (with "leading zeros" interposed to make the number total nine digits). This patent is #1,591 of the year 1872. |
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