Wilson Mfg/ J. Taylor Patent 8 inch bit brace, patented June 30, 1836

Specifications

J. Taylor's Patent bit brace, patentedJune 30, 1836, manufactured byIncrease Wilson, New London, CT. In 1836, Taylor designed a spring lever-operated chuck that allowed a notched tang bit to be quickly released — and that's exactly what you can see in Images 5 and 6: the spring-latch ejector arm on the side of the chuck barrel, with the square socket opening at the end.

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