GB Patent: 188,614,065 - Pliers, cutters, etc.


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GB Patent: GB-188,614,065

Pliers, cutters, etc.

Patentee:

Thomas R. Ellin (exact or similar names) - Sheffield, England

USPTO Classifications:

Tool Categories:

pliers

tool making : making pliers

tool making : making wrenches

wrenches : wrench components : wrench handle components

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Thos. R. Ellin FOOTPRINT WORKS - Sheffield, England

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Nov. 02, 1886

Patent Pictures:

British patent GB188614065 - abridgment (edited)

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Thomas R. Ellin (Grace's Guide)

Description:

Entry based on appearance in "Illustrated Journal of the Patent Office." The abridgment describes the use of stamped, folded sheet metal for pliers, wrenches, etc. Ellin's company developed a series of hand tools based on this principle, and adopted the brand "FOOTPRINT" for the tools.

Note: Early British patents (pre 1916) were numbered by the year and started at patent #1 at the start of each year in January. The patent # used in DATAMP represents the year of registration and the patent #, with "leading zeros" interposed to make the number total nine digits. This patent is #14,065 of the year 1886.