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                                    Key to Links for Patent Information
                                
                                
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                                    on patents related to machinery and tools. A much easier user interface than the
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    | GB-189,722,960 | Dec. 04, 1897 | Improvements in fret saw machine frames | Herbert  Jewson | East Dereham, Norfolk, England | An example has been seen, labeled, "Royal Hobbies / Patent", with "Hobbies" in the treadle. 
 Pre-1916 English patents were numbered by the year and started at patent #1 at the start of each year in January. The patent # used in DATAMP represents the year of issue and the patent #. This patent is #22,960 of the year 1897.
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