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The American patented braces shown on this and the following pages are rated from Ronald Pearson's book ''The American Patented Brace 1829-1924”. This rating has now become generally accepted by brace collectors around the world and used on eBay.

Although the ratings are based on Ronald Pearson's personal observations, it does give a good idea of rarity. With the widespread use of the Internet, more specimens of a once thought rare tool have surfaced than originally thought existed.

NS = No examples seen. A = Fewer than five examples seen. B = Between six and twenty examples seen. C = Over twenty examples seen, but not common FF = Found frequently Goodrich, Joseph Location : Henry, IL Patent # 210684 Type : Nut and tap wrench. There are two patents for J. Goodrich, this brace has the Dec.10, 1878 date Rarity : NS