Manufactured in the early decades of the twentieth century, this curious four-speed breast drill was designed by a prolific French inventor named Camille Contal (1868-1960). Between 1900 and 1930, he successfully registered multiple patents in France, the USA, and Germany.
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Index of European drill manufactures to and including 1800. The following list is a work in...
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BEVER & KLOPHAUS (top drill)GermanyAnd I think sold by ‘Frost& Barrett’, or...
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THE RUSSELL JENNINGS MFG.CO.’S PATENT EXTENSION LIP COUNTERSINK BITS. “Not carried in stock. ...
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Bulldog Brace & Bits. E. C. Simmons Hardware Co. E.C. Simmons & Co. was a wholesale...
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Millers Falls No. 51, Sill Borer. No. 52, Ratcheting Sill Bore. No. 54, Sill Borer. Often...
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CONTAL, CAMILLEParis, FrancePatent #: 1495885Type: Drilling deviceDate: May 27, 1924Notes:...
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HENRY PASLEY & SONS, LTD.Brocco Works, Henry Street, Sheffield. Est. 1842Also noted for his...
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Goodall Pratt Company Location:Greenfield, Mass Patent #: Type: Two speed ratcheting breast drill...
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