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The Second Whittemore and Petrenko's Patent
On August 24, 1929 Whittemore and Petrenko filed for a second proving ring patent with the United States Patent Office. The drawings contained with the patent are shown below. They include improvements in the design of the proving ring.
Created September 11, 2009, Updated September 24, 2025