Sewing-Awl.

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Patent for an improvement upon the sewing awl that is designed to work well with leather workers. The sewing awl is made to be "adaptable to work with a break or tension device, capable of restraining a thread holding spool against free rotation to prevent excessive undesirable slack or looseness of the thread" (lines 15-19) as illustrated and described.

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[2], # 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Alten, George Philip November 28, 1911.

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  • Main Title: Sewing-Awl.
  • Added Title: Sewing Awl.

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Patent for an improvement upon the sewing awl that is designed to work well with leather workers. The sewing awl is made to be "adaptable to work with a break or tension device, capable of restraining a thread holding spool against free rotation to prevent excessive undesirable slack or looseness of the thread" (lines 15-19) as illustrated and described.

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[2], # 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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"Application files May 17, 1911. Serial No. 627,867."

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  • November 28, 1911

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  • November 28, 1911

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  • May 17, 1911

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Alten, George Philip. Sewing-Awl., patent, November 28, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513870/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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