December 12, 1857
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Joseph M. Glover, of Skegg's Creek, Ky., has patented an improvement in the above, which consists in having a box placed at the bow or bend of the bail, and a block secured in it; the block resting on the point of the spindle, and rendered capable of being adjusted by means of set screws, so that the stone may be balanced with great facility; also, when the hole in the block becomes worn, the block may be readily removed and a new one fixed in its place.
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