The invention is a holder for "lathe-turning and -boring tools and the like while being ground...". An example has been seen that is labeled, "PAT APPL'D FOR / W. C. BROOKS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.". A pamphlet accompanying this tool block says, "For Accurately Grinding Thread Tools both Internal V and U.S.S. Threads / Manufactured by W. C. BROOKS / Springfield, Massachusetts".