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   Vol. 3, Issue 6
   July 2009
 
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

ALBERT WILLIAMS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMPOUND GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 17,403, dated May 26, 1857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT WILLIAMS, of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new Improved Combined Gage; that I so hereby declare that the following is a correct and full description thereof, reference being had to accompanying drawing and the letters marked thereon.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Description: A A, mortise gage; B B, head screw; C C, headface for metal workers or machinists; D D, headface for carpenters or other workers of wood; E E, machinist's or metal workers' point for marking; F F, single or common gage points; G G, cutting point for wood, paper, leather or other soft material; H H, screw for holding the three combined points; I I, mortise regulating screw; J J, cylinder in which the regulating screw works; K K, head screw nut; L L, gage head complete; M M, stem of gage.

Operation;

A A is the mortise for marking wood for mortising.

B B is the screw which fastens the head on the stem M M at any point as the operator may desire.

C C is the face of the gage head for machinists' or other metal workers' use for marking all kinds of metal.

D D is the reverse head face of gage for carpenters' or others' use for making and cutting.

 
 
               
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