US Patent: 246,976
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| Pipe Wrench
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Patentee:
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| John F. Phillips (exact or similar names) - Georgetown, CO |
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Patent Dates:
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Mar. 09, 1880 |
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Sep. 13, 1881 |
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John F. Phillips patent September 13, 1881 |
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Description: |
| The double-ended clamping hook pivot is off-center, or selectable from a series of holes, to accommodate multiple sizes.
The specifications note and disclaim any features in patent numbers 111,422, 191,666, and 26,530.
Corresponding Canadian patent CA-13,562 was granted Oct. 19, 1881.
Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930" shows a listing for E.D. Eames of Watertown, NY as maker of PHILIPS PATENT PIPE AND STUD WRENCH. March 17, 1883 MECHANICAL ENGINEER includes mention of the wrench among tools produced by Billings & Spencer. A known example marked PHILLIPS PATENT; it was advertised in hardware catalogs of the late 1880s and 1890s. |
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