US Patent: 280,113 
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| Floor-clamp
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	        Patentee:
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 | Frederick E. Allen (exact or similar names) - North Grafton, MA |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Apr. 28, 1883 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jun. 26, 1883 | 
 
 
 
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                        Jeff Joslin Vintage Machinery entry for Witherby, Rugg & Richardson 
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| An illustrated advertisement in the March 1887 Carpentry and Building features "F. E. Allen's Patent Floor Clamp, for Carpenters' and Builders' use, Manufactured exclusively by Witherby, Rugg & Richardson, 26 Salisbury St., Worcester, Mass, U. S. A." The patent date is given under the illustration, which shows some refinements to the design in the patent. For example, the lever D in the Witherby, Rugg & Richardson version has a elongated central slot through which bar G passes, and this change would prevent the mechanism from twisting sideways as the lever is forced down. |  
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