US Patent: 163,277
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Pinchers
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Patentee:
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George H. Strong (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |
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Patent Dates:
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Applied: |
Nov. 23, 1874 |
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May 11, 1875 |
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George H. Strong Pat. May 11. 1875 |
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Stan Schulz Pat. No. 163,277 model at Hagley Museum
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Description: |
The combination tool includes nut cracker, hammer, screwdriver, can-opener, tack claw, wire cutter, and crimper for sheet metal pipe. The patent claims only the crimper jaws. The original patent model is in the collection of the Hagley Museum (Wilmington, DE).
A known example is marked only with the patent date; maker identified through an 1877 advertisement.
A 1926 POPULAR MECHANICS advertisement shows a similar tool marketed by the L.G. Mueller Furnace Co. of Chicago. |
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