| US Patent: 339,077 
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| Weather-Board Gage | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John H Snyder (exact or similar names) - Helfenstein, PA |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 11, 1886 |  
| Granted: | Mar. 30, 1886 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | This clapboard holder uses a spring-loaded nail attached to a lever to
    secure the tool.  The lever is depressed while sliding the tool into
    place, and when released a sharp point is driven into the claboard. |  |