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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
154,738 Sep. 01, 1874 Improvement in Watch Keys Frank E. Williams Duluth, MN Patent relates to the slots in the square tube of the key to keep dust and lint from building up around the watch stem cases.
Example is a bench key marked 'Pat. Sept. 1, 1874
    Improvement in Watch Keys Henry E. Cook Duluth, MN  
394,507 Dec. 11, 1888 Mainspring Winder Albert F. Robbins Orange, MA
627,670 Jun. 27, 1899 Watch Barrel Contractor Charles H. Jenkins Lebanon, NH
627,669 Jun. 27, 1899 Watchmaker's Tool Charles H. Jenkins Newark, Essex County, NJ
650,395 May. 29, 1900 Watchmaker's hand-vise Charles H. Jenkins Lebanon, NH
738,723 Sep. 08, 1903 Watchmaker's Gauge Charles H. Jenkins Lebanon, NH
772,325 Oct. 11, 1904 Watch Roller and Hand Remover Ole O. Aune Waltham, MA Sample marked 'K&D, Pat. Oct.11,1904. Also see Pat.734211
837,577 Dec. 04, 1906 Watch Roller Remover William N. Loud Quincy, Norfolk County, MA
916,197 Mar. 23, 1909 Mainspring Winder Albert F. Robbins Waltham, MA
922,080 May. 18, 1909 Micrometer Screw Driver George W. Bowers Somerville, CT This Patent relates to screw drivers and the ability to measure the amount of rotation of the screw. This is is especially important in adjusting the timing screws,( or mean time screws) on a watch balance wheel. The screws regulate or adjust the the arc or balance of the wheel.
Sold as K&D #423 Micrometer screwdriver, a small micrometer on the blade keeps track of micro rotations on the blade. Sample marked "K&D Patented May 18, 09"
966,529 Aug. 09, 1910 Multiple bench-key Frank R. Cunningham Medford, MA
986,695 Mar. 14, 1911 Mainspring Winder Frank R. Cunningham Medford, Middlesex County, MA
1,008,018 Nov. 07, 1911 Tweezers Frank R. Cunningham Medford, Middlesex County, MA
1,009,385 Nov. 21, 1911 Headlight Adjuster Frank R. Cunningham Medford, Middlesex County, MA