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Red Devil

Hill, New Hampshire - The above drawing is the only drawing in Frank R.

Woodward

‟

s August 24, 1875 United States Patent Number 166,954. His

invention was a

“

Rotary Paper Cutter

”

and there is no mention of a corkscrew or

other tools that the cutter was combined with in production.

Here is how the combination tool (including corkscrew) appeared in a January

15, 1934 Red Devil catalog:

In the catalog is the story

“

The Organization behind the Red Devil products.

”

From this we learn:

The first steel glass cutters were produced at the RED DEVIL plant of Hill, N. H.

by the late F. R. Woodward, inventor.