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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
429,199 May. 27, 1935 Improvements in magnetic work holders William Leslie Bower , England This is the patent for the first permanent-magnet chuck. The patent number was seen on an "Eclipse" Type M146 magnetic chuck made by James Neill & Co., a firm that made hacksaw blades for the first quarter century of their existence but then started making magnetos during World War I. The company is now the Eclipse Magnetics division of Spear & Jackson. This patent, or at least the US version of it (US patent 2,053,177) was licensed by Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., who made mag chucks for the North American market.
2,053,177 Sep. 01, 1936 Work holder William Leslie Bower , England A Brown & Sharpe magnetic chuck—a rotary No. 5R—was seen with this patent number, and patent 2,160,405, on it.
363,516 Jan. 19, 1937 Work holder William Leslie Bower , England
2,255,457 Sep. 09, 1941 Hacksaw machine George Swain , England
    Hacksaw machine William Leslie Bower , England  
2,609,430 Sep. 02, 1952 Magnetic Work Holder William L. Bower , England Robb & Robb - patent attorneys
D187,633 Apr. 05, 1960 Handle for an Adjustable Hand Saw William L. Bower , England Patent term is 14 years. References cited are Dietrich's 46396 and McCord's 2,762,407.
863,684 Mar. 22, 1961 Improvements in magnetic work holders William Leslie Bower , England
D254,655 Apr. 08, 1980 Micrometer David Brickwood , England Robert A Cesari - patent attorney