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An interesting feature of Philemon Pement's 1907 patent for a

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Tent Stake

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is a

removable handle for screwing the stake into the ground. He suggests that this handle

could be made

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of a bar of iron, wood, or other suitable material

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(like corkscrew

handles!). U. S. Patent No. 841,812 was issued January 22, 1907.

Fence Posts

In Johnstown, New York, John W. Latcher and True W. Smith came up with their

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Improvement in Fence-Posts

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giving it added strength by

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having the posts formed

with a spiral or 'corkscrew' point having two or more coils to hold with a firm grip.

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They suggested using a wrench on the square top to screw the post into the ground. U.

S. Patent No. 168,097 was issued September 28, 1875.