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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
41,546 Feb. 09, 1864 Improvement in drills William Stivers New York, NY The work is pushed upwards into the drill by a rack-and-pinion mechanism, the weight of the lever providing some downward force. An 1866 advertisement confirms that the inventor manufactured his drill for sale, priced at $16.