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because of the special strength wire used and the need to ground or forge the points. He

claimed by scarf cutting the wire at the end, the corkscrew could be produced in a less

expensive manner. Clough had formed a partnership Crabb to produce corkscrews in

New Jersey and New York.

Clough incorporated Crabb's scarf cut in his

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Machine for Making Corkscrews

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U. S.

Patent No. 441,137 granted November 25, 1890. On the sixth page of drawings in the

application, the end result - the corkscrew is depicted.

The C. T. Williamson Company of Newark, New Jersey also manufactured corkscrews

using Clough designed machines.

Was the American Corkscrew Company / McConnell Browning machine infringing on

Clough's patent?

The above notice appeared in the Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, on July 31, 1910.

Mahaley was slated to become the president of the American Corkscrew Company