US Patent: 603,159
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| Reversible Ratchet Wrench
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Patentee:
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| Elias M. Tyler (exact or similar names) - Auburn, CA |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Oct. 07, 1897 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 26, 1898 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Elias M. Tyler patent April 26, 1898 |
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Description: |
| Reversible ratchet; the reversing mechanism is a sliding pawl. A spring catch on one side of the ratchet head will secure auxiliary sockets.
Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" lists Tyler as a manufacturer based on mention of the patent in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. |
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