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THIS AGREEMENT, made this 29th day of January, A. D. 1932, by and between
ALFRED A. GOBBILLE, of the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the
vendor, of the one part, and JAMES J. MURTAGH, of the Town of Richmond, Rhode Island,
and WALTER CONNERY, of the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the
purchasers, of the other part:
WHEREAS, the vendor is the inventor of Gobbille's Spring Button Tension, he
hereby assigns one-third of the patent right, of said Gobbille's Spring Button Tension,
when granted by the United States Patent Office, to said JAMES J. MURTAGH, and one-third
of the patent right, of said Gobbille's Spring Button Tension, when granted by the
United States Patent Office, to said WALTER CONNERY, both of whom hereby agree to the
following conditions and considerations:
1. That, should the said purchasers, their heirs, executors, administrators or
assigns, fail to manufacture said Gobbille's Spring Button Tension for any period of
six months, following the date of this instrument, or over, it is hereby understood and
agreed by all the undersigned parties to this instrument, their heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators and assigns, that all the right, title and interest, they hold by virtue
of said instrument, shall revert to, and become the sole property of said ALFRED A.
GOBBILLE, his heirs and assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above mentioned parties have hereunto set their hands
and seals, the day and year above written.
In presence of
LINTON L. BROWN
ALFRED A. GOBBILLE (L. S.)
JAMES J. MURTAGH (L. S.)
WALTER A. CONNERY (L. S.)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND }
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON }
In Charlestown, on the 25th day of January, A. D. 1932 before me personally
appeared the above mentioned, ALFRED A. GOBBILLE, JAMES J. MURTAGH and WALTER CONNERY,
to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and
they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act
and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record January 25th, A. D. 1932 at 4:30 o'clock P. M. and
recorded by [Signature]
Town Clerk.