| US Patent: 459,377 
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| Combined Wrench and Gas Pipe Tongs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | James G. Lind (exact or similar names) - Providence, RI |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 13, 1891 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 08, 1891 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | James G. Lind patent September 8, 1891 |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | The pivot point for the hook jaw can be shifted so  the wrench can be adjusted to fit a range of sizes.  The hinge pin with a side slot for a small retaining pin can be pulled aside, and the shank of the hook jaw has a series of holes.  The hook jaw is pushed toward the fixed jaw by a leaf spring.
This patent and Lind's July 24, 1906 patent (no. 826,728) were used for the LIND UNIVERSAL WRENCH, produced at Providence, R.I. |  |