US Patent: 377,178 - Clapboard-Bracket


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US Patent: 377,178

Clapboard-Bracket

Patentee:

Justus A. Traut (exact or similar names) - New Britain, CT

USPTO Classifications:

33/647

Tool Categories:

layout tools : scribes : clapboard markers

Assignees:

The Stanley Rule & Level Co. - New Britain, CT

Manufacturer:

The Stanley Rule & Level Co. - New Britain, CT

Witnesses:

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Oct. 24, 1887
Granted:	Jan. 31, 1888

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Description:

This was Stanley's first offering of a clapboard holder. It used a tilting handle that would act as a clamp on the previous run of clapboards, allowing the next run to be laid.

This tool was produced by Stanley as the #89.