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Sewing machine accessory

Line drawing of a flat steel ripping tool with an angled hook-shaped handle, a notched cutting head holding an oblique blade flanked by two prongs, shown alone (Fig. 1) and inserted between two layers of cloth in two different guide orientations (Figs. 2 and 3).

IMPROVEMENT IN RIPPING-TOOLS.Justus O. Woods · August 1, 1871

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