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Leonard Bailey v. The Stanley Rule & Level Co., 1878

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The Courts

• The Stanley Rule & Level Company v. Leonard Bailey.; Conn. January, 1878.
• The Stanley Rule & Level Company v. Leonard Bailey; Conn. June, 1878.
  Commentaries on the January & June 1878 court briefs by two acclaimed barrister/woodworkers

Patent Compilations (PDF)

• Plane Patents
• Copy Press Patents
• Typewriter Patents
• Bookbinding Patents
• Try Square Patents
• Miscellaneous Patents: Screwdriver, Curry Combs, Table, Screw Cutting Machine

Bibliography: Online

• Leonard Bailey. 1877 Patent Model for the No. 1 Victor Block Plane. PAST website. Whitby, Phil. Spring 1998 issue of ToolTalk.
• Inventor Of The Week Archive: Leonard Bailey. Lemelson-MIT Program.
• Wikipedia: Leonard Bailey entry.
• A Better Mousetrap? Leonard Bailey. The Superior Works; Leach, Patrick. 1998.
• The Superior Works: Patrick's Blood & Gore; Planes #1-#8C.
• Bevels. The Tool Shed (CRAFTS of New Jersey).

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