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NEWP: PAT. JULY 3, 1895 Counter-stamp on 1891 seated quarter
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This was an impulse buy last week as I have a few seated quarter counterstamps. Thought this one would be a nice addition. According to the seller and this link, the only Patent for this date was for given for Acme Sure Shot Stapler company.
<< <i>The Sure Shot was released in 1894 and was sold as late as 1941 and likely even later. The initial patent, 532136, was applied for on January 25, 1894 and granted on January 8, 1895 to William J. Brown. An improvement to the staple driver was made soon afterwards and patent 552254 was granted on December 31, 1895. This patent was applied for on July 3, 1895 and was granted to Elwood Michener and Winfield Ashbey and then assigned to the Acme Staple Co of Philadelphia.
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<< <i>The Sure Shot was released in 1894 and was sold as late as 1941 and likely even later. The initial patent, 532136, was applied for on January 25, 1894 and granted on January 8, 1895 to William J. Brown. An improvement to the staple driver was made soon afterwards and patent 552254 was granted on December 31, 1895. This patent was applied for on July 3, 1895 and was granted to Elwood Michener and Winfield Ashbey and then assigned to the Acme Staple Co of Philadelphia.
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This has opened a whole new world of "huh?", for me.
Bet they look at us and our coins the same way.