Patented and Distinctive Bit Braces & Augers, a Research Study
by
George Langford, Sc.D.
Updated December 20, 2016
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Taylor Patent
 Increase Wilson was the first and most prolific maker of braces under Jeremy Taylor's 1836 patent, and many of his braces survive. Some have suffered from insufficient lubrication of the bronze thrust bearing, which I have corrected among these braces where necessary.

Patentee/
Associate
Representative Images
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Examples
Found by GB
Patents
Patent Dates
Directory of American
Toolmakers: active years
Jeremy Taylor/
Increase Wilson
 Match marks
 187 9814X June 30, 1836 1818-1855 (Increase Wilson)
Jeremy Taylor/
Increase Wilson		 Three braces overall
 69, 70, 71 9814X
 June 30, 1836
 1818-1855 (Increase Wilson)
(repairs by seller)
Jeremy Taylor/
No maker's marks
 Bronze ring
 87 9814X June 30, 1836 Unknown
(original condition)
Unmarked
 Locking lever spring
 99 None
 Not found
 Unknown
(repairs by seller)
Unmarked
 Overall
 Taylor-I-679.JPG None
 Not found In remote storage.
Increase Wilson
 Maker's marks
 TaylorWilson683.JPG None ?
 Not found...yet In remote storage.