woody 73
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This is number 4 in the series of the tools that came out of the small box of very rusty tools that I found this week. As luck would have it I found not one example but two tools and someone upstairs was looking out for me because they were made out a solid block of aluminum and they did not rust. Further more one had pat. pend and more good luck the other one had the patent numbers. Still more luck in that I found another example on the web and printed on the lightning bolt was the name were it came from, Plantsville, Conn. (be sure and see the link).
Unfortunately I could not find any information about the inventor Mr. Dobratz, I think I came close in the 1940 Census but again I was not sure it was the right Man in question? More luck in that I found it was made by the Master Machine Company in Plantsville, Conn. but I could not locate any information at this time about that Company and their History.
The patent was filed on June 22, 1954 and approved on April 2, 1957. The way it worked from my understanding they were sold in cardboard box displays that were placed on the counters of hardware stores and they sold for 98 cents each. Basically if you were doing a painting project and you needed a window paint scraper this was the ideal tool that would fit that need.
A few nice links and some pictures for you on this nice Thursday afternoon to look over.
https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid...&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page
https://hardwareillustrated.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/kwik-skrape/
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-kwik-skrape-metal-paint-1834694804
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/379428337336609248/
https://books.google.com/books?id=j...nepage&q=robert e dobratz kwik skrape&f=false
Unfortunately I could not find any information about the inventor Mr. Dobratz, I think I came close in the 1940 Census but again I was not sure it was the right Man in question? More luck in that I found it was made by the Master Machine Company in Plantsville, Conn. but I could not locate any information at this time about that Company and their History.
The patent was filed on June 22, 1954 and approved on April 2, 1957. The way it worked from my understanding they were sold in cardboard box displays that were placed on the counters of hardware stores and they sold for 98 cents each. Basically if you were doing a painting project and you needed a window paint scraper this was the ideal tool that would fit that need.
A few nice links and some pictures for you on this nice Thursday afternoon to look over.
https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid...&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page
https://hardwareillustrated.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/kwik-skrape/
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-kwik-skrape-metal-paint-1834694804
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/379428337336609248/
https://books.google.com/books?id=j...nepage&q=robert e dobratz kwik skrape&f=false
