US Patent: 302,638 
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| Waether-Board Gage
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	        Patentee:
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 | John T. Shank (exact or similar names) - Springfield, MO |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Not known to have been produced |  
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
May 19, 1884 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Jul. 29, 1884 | 
 
 
 
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                        Ralph Brendler 
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        Description: |  
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    This clapboard holder uses a pair of teeth that engage the bottom of the 
    previous clapboard, combined with a spring-loaded pair that engage the 
    front of the same board to secure the tool in place.
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