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13 July 2020 14:22<br>
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but I guess it will be covered in Trevor Jennings’s book on
British Bell Fittings. I know he explored all relevant patents</span></p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/07/2020 17:35, AMH via
Bell-historians wrote:<br>
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book (page 165) says <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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- J. Shaw<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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No (granted) - 10855<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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- bearing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Page 65 of Jennings has a diagram of a bearing housing etc &
'roller balls' stating patent 10855 1889. The text states these
were 'anti-friction roller bearings' & mentions 'hardened
steel balls or rollers' (& states 1899 in error?)</p>
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