US Patent: 138,973 
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| Improvement in stocks for drill or other bits
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	        Patentee:
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 | Harry B. Williams (exact or similar names) - Cincinnati, OH |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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Feb. 03, 1873 | 
 
| Granted: | 
May 13, 1873 | 
 
 
 
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Harry B. Williams patent May 13, 1873  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| The patent includes reversible ratchet, clamping frame, etc. The tool appears in books describing railroad maintenance tools, and the Williams Tool Co. listing in the Cincinnati City directories indicate a couple of the assignees were company officers. |  
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