US Patent: 1,971,289 
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Screw driver Ratcheting Screwdriver
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	        Patentees:
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 | John Herbert Abramson (exact or similar names) - Rockford, IL |  
| Edwin C. Swanson (exact or similar names) - Rockford, IL |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Jun. 10, 1933 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Aug. 21, 1934 | 
 
 
 
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                        Steve Gosselin "Vintage Machinery" entry for Greenlee Brothers & Co. 
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        Description: |  
| The main claim of this Patent is to encase the ratchet mechanism, for the protection of the workman, his work piece and the tool. Sold as the Greenlee #451,example marked with Patent number, also see Patent 2664126 |  
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